Band(s) of the Day(s) 12/13/14 - The Thermals/Converge/Frank Turner

So now I owe you all three of the bastards....

The Thermals

With news that their new album is being prepped for February release, and that theya re back in the UK, it's about time you all gavbe into the temptation that is The Thermals. Garage rock with smarts, sexiness and energy by the socket-load, this trio have delivered three delicious albums of the same song. Luckily that song is amazing.





Agreed? Good

Mixtape:

1) No Culture Icons (from More Parts Per Million)
2) Here's Your Future (from The Body, The Blood, The Machine)
3) Time To Lose (from More Parts Per Million)
4) Our Time (from Fuckin A)
5) It's Trivia (from More Parts Per Million)
6) God and Country (from Fuckin A)
7) A Pillar Of Salt (from The Body, The Blood, The Machine)
8) Goddamn the Light (from More Parts Per Million)
9) Returning To The Folk (from The Body, The Blood, The Machine)
10) Back To Grey (from More Parts Per Million)


Converge

Frankly, one of the best technical and brutal albums I've ever heard comes from this band. That would be Jane Doe. Incredible work, and I've always maintained that if I ever went to a gig of theirs, I'd probably end up dead. Here's why:

Locust Wrath



Concubine



And because there are absolute dicks in the metalcore scene...



Purchase and watch the Long Road Home for extensive coverage of what they get up to live.

Mixtape?:
1) Concubine
2) Fault and Fracture
3) Distance and Meaning
4) Hell to Pay
5) Homewrecker
6) The Broken Vow
7) Bitter and Then Some
8) Heaven in Her Arms
9) Phoenix in Flight
10) Phoenix in Flames
11) Thaw
12) Jane Doe

Yeah, so what? It's Jane Doe, in full. You can't rip tracks out of the heart of the top metalcore-influenced album of all time. It would be like dissecting your pet dog. You just don't do it.


Frank Turner

Because he's already on this blog lots AND his previous band have been a Band of the Day, I'm gonna try and NOT mention him for the rest of the year on here. It's only fair. So, he's a folk superstar now is he? Well, he's paid his dues and more. Acoustic open mic nights in Canonbury pubs, playing at peoples flats for no pay - he's done a lot. With two full length albums, a compilation of rare and unreleased stuff and a third album being written and recorded for this year, you should hear a bit more from our Frank. Why is he here? Because without his songs, a friend would've contemplated suicide, another would feel lost and unloved and I wouldn't have gone to half as many gigs in the last three years. Oh, and I like his lyrics and stuff, yeah?

The Real Damage (in tribute to the recently burned Nambucca, which is where the projector montage pics were shot - I'm in one of them, tucked away at the back at 3.10)



Casanova Lament



My Kingdom for A Horse



Mixtape:

1)I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous (from Love, Ire and Song)
2) Nashville Tennessee (from Campfire Punkrock EP)
3) The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (by The Postal Servivce from The First Three Years)
4) Father's Day (from Sleep is For The Week)
5) Love Ire and Song (from Love Ire and Song)
6) The Outdoor Type (from Jonah Matranger/Frank Turner split vinyl)
7) St Christopher Is Coming Home (from Love Ire and Song)
8) Wisdom Teeth (from Sleep Is For The Week)
9) To Take You Home (from Love Ire and Song)
10) The Ballad of Me and My Friends (from Sleep Is For The Week)