The Thermals
Personal Life

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The two trends most prevalent in Portland’s indie music seem to be, on the one hand, large-ensemble collectives singing and playing in unison, and, on the other, solo/duo synth/electronic/dance acts who sing along with recorded beats. It is strange, then, that one of Portland’s most successful exports are a standard three-piece power-pop garage band. Truly, competent rock 'n' roll bands are in such short supply that The Thermals sound refreshing — not just on a local scale, but on a national one.