Thermals, The - We disappear LP

Produced by Chris Walla (formerly of Death Cab For Cutie), with whom the band has worked frequently, We Disappear was recorded in Portland at Kung Fu Bakery (The Shins, Tegan and Sara) and in Seattle, WA at The Hall of Justice (Nirvana, Mudhoney).
The album - which will arrive ahead of the 10th anniversary of their acclaimed third LP The Body, The Blood, The Machine - is an authentic, dark, and deeply personal album couched in The Thermals' trademark catchy and boundless pop/rock. The band examines technology, love, and death throughout: how separation in humanity can come through any of these avenues; how people try to outrun the demise of lives and relationships; how technology can isolate us and impact our relationships even as we completely - and willingly - assimilate ourselves into it (or go "Into The Code," as the opening track suggests); and how we've begun to forego privacy for a feeling of immortality in order to not be ignored or forgotten. Harris explains, "Technology, love and death are the three obsessions of the record. Our privacy used to be so important to us and now everything has changed - we freely o_er once private information about relationships and reveal everything about our day-to-day lives. We're trying to preserve our life digitally so when we're gone people won't forget us. We're using technology to become immortal. You can even set up Facebook and Twitter accounts to continue updating after you die! We Disappear is about how humans &ght the inevitable." Harris's heartfelt lyrics - which draw heavily from his own recent experiences in contrast to his earlier, mostly &ctitious tales - are both complimented and contrasted by the music. The galloping anthem "Hey You" depicts a paranoid fantasy of +eeing from the Grim Reaper as he calls after you; the poppy, sing-along sadness of "My Heart Went Cold" plays on the double metaphor of the loss of love/life; and the surprisingly uplifting, soaring "Thinking Of You" is both a straight-forward love song and relationship eulogy. We Disappear is a walk through modern life and love, and despite its dark themes, The Thermals here deliver one of their most spirited, anthemic, and rousing releases to date.

01. INTO THE CODE
02. MY HEART WENT COLD
03. HEY YOU
04. IF WE DON'T DIE TODAY
05. THE GREAT DYING
06. IN EVERY WAY
07. THE WALLS
08. THINKING OF YOU
09. ALWAYS NEVER BE
10. YEARS IN A DAY