Speaking of bands with theme songs, let' s talk about the Thermals, one of the best new bands of the 2000's. Everything Thermals is an 84 second manifesto that smooshes the Monkees and Guided By Voices together into one giddy low-fi mess. A B-side on their first single, this might not be their greatest song (and well, maybe it is!), but it was an excellent lead-off to the amazing More Parts Per Million album, which is bursting with jumpy, frothy punk pop smashes. Although they haven't maintained their breakneck momentum with every album in my estimation, they're still a must-buy, must-see band.
That's enough outta me. Theme songs should speak for themselves, so here's a live version of Everything Thermals to chew on... and some excerpts from their opening salvo...
Yeah, everything Thermals... Straight from the pages of your journal. I know nobody's ever seen it, the Thermals know all your secrets.
Yeah, everything Thermals... Born in an outer space wormhole, brought to life by the big bang, traveled to Earth in a Dodge van.
The Thermals go right to your head. The Thermals have sex in your bed. Everything in circles. Yeah, everything Thermals!
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