Now We Can See

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Now We Can See
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Studio album by
The Thermals
ReleasedApril 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)
RecordedSupernatural Sound, Oregon City, Oregon in 2008
Genre Indie rock, punk rock
Length34:32
Label Kill Rock Stars
Producer John Congleton
The Thermals chronology
The Body, The Blood, The Machine
(2006)		Now We Can See
(2009)		 Personal Life
(2010)

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]

Contents

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
AnyDecentMusic? 7.1/10 [4]
Metacritic 79/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
The A.V. Club A [8]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [9]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME 6/10 [11]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [12]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Spin 8/10 [14]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]

The album holds a score of 79 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". [5]

Track listing

The official track-listing was revealed on their label, Kill Rock Stars' website: [16]

All lyrics are written by Hutch Harris; all music is 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
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."When I Was Afraid" (Demo)3:03
13."I Let It Go" (Demo)3:37

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [17] 191
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [18] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [19] 20
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [20] 10

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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. ↑ "Now We Can See by The Thermals reviews". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Reviews for Now We Can See by The Thermals". Metacritic . Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Now We Can See – The Thermals". AllMusic . Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ Masley, Ed (July 28, 2009). "Political indie-punks weigh in on love and death". Alternative Press . Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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  10. ↑ Hann, Michael (April 2, 2009). "The Thermals: Now We Can See". The Guardian . Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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  17. ↑ "The Thermals Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "The Thermals Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "The Thermals Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  20. ↑ "The Thermals Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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