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The Thermals

Personal Life

The Portland based power punks deliver their fifth album

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6.9

Label
Kill Rock Stars
UK Release date
13/09/2010
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  1. 9.0 |   BBC

    Another crackling success for a band who’ve built a career on telling humble, heartbreaking, indisputable truths
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  2. 8.4 |   Beats Per Minute

    The Thermals are experts at making the personal feel universal, and you can’t fault them for returning to the very sound that made them successful in the first place
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  3. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Fusing post-punk edginess with genuine soul
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  4. 8.0 |   Q

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  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The Thermals continue to give three chords and the (difficult) truth a good name
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  6. 8.0 |   BBC

    Another crackling success
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  7. 7.0 |   AU Review

    Undoubtedly, Harris is traversing familiar terrain but his deft, cynical and honest lyrics are a real joy
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  8. 7.0 |   NME

    Their sharpest, most precise set to date
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  9. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Personal Life aggressively follows a pure power punk sound instead of hinting other forms of punk rock
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Personal Life may not quite match up to its predecessors, but as a whole it is as nuanced and exciting a set as we’ve seen from the Thermals
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  11. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    When they get it right — as they do on half of Personal Life — The Thermals are a joy to behold
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  12. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The Thermals are in transition, sitting awkwardly between their lo-fi roots and a clear desire to do something grander
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  15. 3.0 |   State

    In future the Thermals might consider keeping their Personal Life to themselves
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