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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 April 27th 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 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

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

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. ^ a b "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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