Desperate Ground

Desperate Ground
Studio album by The Thermals
Released April 13, 2013 (2013-04-13)
Recorded 2012/2013
Genre Indie rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Rock
Length 26:25
Label Saddle Creek Records
Producer John Agnello
The Thermals chronology
Personal Life
(2010)Personal Life2010		 Desperate Ground
(2013)		 We Disappear
(2016)We Disappear2016

Desperate Ground is the sixth album from the Portland-based indie rock band The Thermals. The album was released on April 13, 2013, on Saddle Creek Records and was produced by John Agnello.

The album was produced by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth) in Hoboken, NJ. Agnello and The Thermals completed the record and evacuated the studio just hours before Hurricane Sandy ravaged New Jersey. [1]

The title came from The Art of War by Sun Tzu.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
The A.V. ClubC link
Consequence of SoundC+ link
Pitchfork Media link
Exclaim! link

Reviews of Desperate Ground represent a diverse mix of opinions on the album. The album holds a score of 73 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Hutch Harris; all music composed by Kathy Foster/Hutch Harris/Westin Glass.

No.TitleLength
1."Born to Kill"1:48
2."You Will Be Free"2:45
3."The Sunset"2:51
4."I Go Alone"3:12
5."The Sword by My Side"3:10
6."You Will Find Me"2:22
7."Faces Stay with Me"2:32
8."The Howl of the Winds"2:29
9."Where I Stand"2:08
10."Our Love Survives"3:08

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 39

References

  1. ↑ Maurer, Mark (2013-03-05). "After visit during Sandy, the Thermals back in N.J. for Maxwell's show". NJ.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  2. ↑ Remus, Deborah (2013-04-11). "The Thermals - 04.11.13". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  3. 1 2 "Desperate Ground by The Thermals". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for The Thermals.
  5. ↑ "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for The Thermals.
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