Now We Can See

Now We Can See
Studio album by The Thermals
Released	April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)
Recorded	Supernatural Sound, Oregon City, OR in 2008
Genre	Indie Punk
Length	34:32
Label	Kill Rock Stars
Producer	John Congleton
The Thermals chronology
The Body, The Blood, The Machine (2006) Now We Can See (2009) Personal Life (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Drowned In Sound	(8/10)[2]
The Guardian	[3]
No Ripcord	(9/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)[5]
The Skinny	[6]
Spectrum Culture	[7]
Spin	[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[9]

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".^[10]

The first single from the album was the title track, "Now We Can See". It premiered at Pitchfork Media on February 10, 2009.^[11]

"Now We Can See" was featured in the April 27th second season finale of the NBC dramedy Chuck.^[12]

Track listing

The official track-listing was revealed on their label, Kill Rock Stars' website:^[13]

All lyrics written by Hutch Harris, all music composed by Kathy Foster/Hutch Harris.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Drowned In Sound review
3. ^ The Guardian review
4. ^ No Ripcord review
5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
6. ^ The Skinny review
7. ^ Spectrum Culture review
8. ^ Spin review
9. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
10. ^ Thompson, Paul (2008-08-26). "Thermals Reveal Now We Can See Tracks, B-Sides". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchfork.com/article/news/144932-thermals-reveal-now-we-can-see-tracks-b-sides. Retrieved 2009-03-15. 
11. ^ Kelly, Zack (2009-02-10). "Premiere: The Thermals: "Now We Can See" MP3/Stream". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/149072-premiere-the-thermals-now-we-can-see-mp3-stream. Retrieved 2009-03-15. 
12. ^ Chuck TV web site
13. ^ Ringsage, Stiner; The Thermals (2009). "Now We Can See press release". Kill Rock Stars. http://www.killrockstars.com/press/krs504/. Retrieved 2009-03-15.