The Thermals

The Thermals
The Thermals current line-up (left to right): Westin Glass, Kathy Foster and Hutch Harris
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres	Indie rock, lo-fi, punk rock
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Kill Rock Stars, Saddle Creek, Sub Pop
Associated acts	Hutch & Kathy, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Forbidden Friends
Website	www.thethermals.com
Members	Hutch Harris Kathy Foster Westin Glass
Past members	Jordan Hudson Ben Barnett Caitlin Love Lorin Coleman Joel Burrows

The Thermals are an American indie band based in Portland, Oregon. The group was formed in 2002. With influences heavily rooted in both lo-fi, as well as standard rock, the band's songs are also known for their political and religious imagery.

The Thermals came together in 2002 with Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster, former band mates, and most notably in the folk duo Hutch & Kathy. Their first album, More Parts per Million, was released in 2003 by Sub Pop Records. The album was recorded and performed entirely by Hutch Harris, who played every instrument. The first live line-up was Harris with Kathy Foster on bass, Jordan Hudson (also of M. Ward and The operacycle) on drums and Ben Barnett on guitar Their follow-up album Fuckin A was mixed by Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla. During that period Ben Barnett left the band and Hutch Harris took over the role as guitarist.

Their third album The Body, The Blood, The Machine won the group much recognition and acclaim, appearing on multiple top album lists for 2006 such as NPR, The AV Club and Pitchfork. Jordan Hudson dropped out of the band during the recording of their third album. Kathy Foster took over percussion duties in the recording studio, which Lorin Coleman performed on tour. The album was produced by Brendan Canty of Fugazi.

The Thermals' fourth album Now We Can See, was released on the label Kill Rock Stars and produced by John Congleton. Again, Foster worked as the percussionist on the album. Westin Glass joined the group as a drummer after the album was finished and is the current percussionist.

The Thermals fifth album, Personal Life was released September 7, 2010.