On April 9th the Portland pop-punk power trio, The Thermals, announced that their split. The band is splitting up to work on new projects. The split was announced in a statement given by the band. According to spin the full statement reads:
We are officially disbanding! After 15 years and 7 records, we feel our band has reached far beyond our initial expectations and goals, and are stepping away from it while we still cherish it. We traveled further, soared higher and played louder than we ever dreamed, and we now look forward to a new chapter in our lives, our art, and our friendship. We would like to thank all the great labels who have released our records, all the amazing people who have worked so hard for us, and most importantly our fans, who we consider to be some of the smartest, sweetest and most compassionate people in the world. We love you, and we hope to see you again some day.
The Thermals was founded in 2002 by Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster, who had played together as together as Hutch & Kathy. The band released their debut album More Parts per Million with Sub Pop in 2003. Sub Pop released The Body, The Blood, The Machine with the band in 2006. Four more LPs were recorded with Kill Rock Stars and Saddle Creek. In addition to Harris and Foster the band includes drummer Westin Glass. Harris and Foster played with several other band members before Glass.
In April 2016 the band released their seventh studio album We Disappear with Saddle Creek. According to mxdwn the record has a refreshing sound compared to other music that was being put out into the punk scene. The album includes a mixture of songs that are slow and ones that can be danced to. Foster and Harris both lend their vocals for the song “Thinking of You”.
photo credit: Marisa Rose Ficara
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