Watch Matt Pond’s Zoom-made video for Thermals cover ft. Anya Marina, Nikki Glaser, more
The video was shot in quarantine and features Matt, Anya, and comedians Nikki Glaser, Andrew Collin, and Ian Fidance dancing on Zoom.
The Thermals
The Thermals’ Hutch Harris releases debut solo album ‘Only Water’ (listen)
Hutch Harris, frontman of the now-defunct Thermals, recently played a solo show and launched a new Twitter account that appeared to be advertising a solo career, and today he released his debut solo album...
tours announced: Sleep, Gov’t Mule, Nine Inch Nails, Hutch Harris, Nick Cave, more
Plus: Jason Isbell, Insane Clown Posse, The Holydrug Couple, The Magic Numbers, Big Red Machine, Hop Along and more tour news.
Janet Weiss’ band Slang debut new lineup (with Kathy from Thermals) and song
Roseblood is Kathy from The Thermals’ new band; Janet Weiss is drumming!
The Thermals are no more, but bassist/backing vocalist Kathy Foster is staying busy with her solo project, Roseblood, who just played their first two shows with new drummer Janet Weiss (of Sleater-Kinney), opening for Speedy Ortiz.
The Thermals break up
Bummer news: long-running and reliably great indie-punk vets The Thermals have officially broken up after a 15-year career.
Sleater-Kinney releasing ‘Live in Paris’ LP, covered George Michael & Bowie in SF with Britt Daniel & Thermals (video)
You can listen to "Surface Envy" from 'Live in Paris' now.
Artists list their top albums of 2016
Check out lists from Into It. Over It., Jay Som, Chris Farren, Bob Nanna (Braid), Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat), Amber Arcades, DOOMSQUAD, and more.
Tiny Engines bands’ top LPs of 2016 (Signals Midwest, Look Mexico, more)
Also check out lists from label co-founder Will Miller and label employee Karl Kuehn (who fronts Museum Mouth).
new MST3K host Jonah Ray tells us his top 10 mostly-music favorites of 2016
Jonah says, " All and all though, it’s been a pretty great year.....I mean, for stuff coming out. Nearly everything else about this year has been TERRIBLE. But! In hindsight, it could be not so bad. For all we know, 2017 could be THE WORST year we’ve ever known...and it’s shaping up to be that way too!"