The Thermals Announce New Album 'Desperate Ground' Released April 15th 2013

This week The Thermals have premiered new song 'Born To Kill' along with a lyric video for the track. The song is from the band's new album Desperate Ground out April 15 on Saddle Creek.

'Born To Kill' is the perfect introduction to The Thermals' brilliantly sick and twisted new LP Desperate Ground. Uncommonly dark and yet epically fun, the song is an unapologetic ode to a nation of killers, an anthem for a world perpetually at war.

The Thermals are a post-pop-punk trio from pre-Portlandia-Portland, Oregon. The band formed in 2002 and has since released five records and toured fifteen countries. The Thermals' sixth LP and debut for Saddle Creek, Desperate Ground is available now for pre-order

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, a fate quite fitting when you consider the product.

Desperate Ground is a true scrappy and scratchy return-to-form for The Thermals, with all the raw power and unhinged adolescent energy that made their early LP's so insanely enjoyable. Lyrically, it is a brash and irresponsible ode to human violence, a black celebration of the inevitability of war and death. A dark and yet joyous affair, Desperate Ground tells the (murky) tale of a lone rogue in the night. One man, one path, one sword. An unceasing urge to destroy. A never-ending battle against the forces of nature. A destiny impossible to avoid.

The Thermals Tour Dates
03.01 - San Francisco, CA - Noise Pop (@ Rickshaw Stop)
03.02 - Cupertino, CA @ Homestead Lanes Bowling Alley
03.07 - Brooklyn, NY @ 285 Kent
03.08 - Clinton, NY @ Beinekie Events Barn @ Hamilton College
03.09 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
03.13 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 (Windish SXSW Showcase)
03.13 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.16 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex (Check Yo Ponytail)

MORE INFORMATION:

http://www.thethermals.com