Now We Can See

Now We Can See
Studio album by The Thermals
Released April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)
Recorded Supernatural Sound, Oregon City, Oregon in 2008
Genre Indie rock, punk rock
Length 34:32
Label Kill Rock Stars
Producer John Congleton
The Thermals chronology
The Body, The Blood, The Machine
(2006)The Body, The Blood, The Machine2006		 Now We Can See
(2009)		 Personal Life
(2010)Personal Life2010

Now We Can See is the fourth album from the Portland-based indie rock band The Thermals. The album was released on April 7, 2009 on Kill Rock Stars, which is their first album since switching labels from Sub Pop Records. Lead singer Hutch Harris claimed the album hinges on a leitmotif of "songs from when we were alive".[1]

The first single from the album was the title track, "Now We Can See". It premiered at Pitchfork Media on February 10, 2009.[2]

"Now We Can See" was featured in the second season finale of the NBC dramedy Chuck.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Drowned In Sound(8/10)[6]
The Guardian[7]
No Ripcord(9/10)[8]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[9]
The Skinny[10]
Spectrum Culture[11]
Spin[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes[13]

The album holds a score of 79 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Track listing

The official track-listing was revealed on their label, Kill Rock Stars' website:[14]

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

No.TitleLength
1."When I Died"3:21
2."We Were Sick"2:44
3."I Let It Go"3:35
4."Now We Can See"3:30
5."At the Bottom of the Sea"5:43
6."When We Were Alive"1:45
7."I Called Out Your Name"2:52
8."When I Was Afraid"3:01
9."Liquid In, Liquid Out"1:52
10."How We Fade"3:26
11."You Dissolve"2:43

Personnel

  • Kathy Foster - drums, bass, vocals, piano, noise
  • Hutch Harris - guitar, vocals

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 191
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 20
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18] 10

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Paul (2008-08-26). "Thermals Reveal Now We Can See Tracks, B-Sides". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Zack (2009-02-10). "Premiere: The Thermals: "Now We Can See" MP3/Stream". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  3. ↑ Chuck TV web site
  4. 1 2 "Now We Can See by The Thermals". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Allmusic review
  6. ↑ Drowned In Sound review
  7. ↑ The Guardian review
  8. ↑ No Ripcord review
  9. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  10. ↑ The Skinny review
  11. ↑ Spectrum Culture review
  12. ↑ Spin review
  13. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  14. ↑ Ringsage, Stiner; The Thermals (2009). "Now We Can See press release". Kill Rock Stars. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  15. ↑ "The Thermals Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "The Thermals Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "The Thermals Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "The Thermals Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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