The Body, The Blood, The Machine

Infobox Album
Name = The Body, The Blood, The Machine
Type = studio
Artist = The Thermals


Released = August 22, 2006
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Indie rock
Length =
Label = Sub Pop
Producer = Brendan Canty
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jxfpxqydldse link]
*Drowned in Sound (6/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/7968 link]
*Dusted (positive) [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3109 link]
*IGN (8.7/10) [http://au.music.ign.com/articles/728/728285p1.html link]
*"NME" (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/8687 link]
*"The Phoenix" rating|3.5|4 [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid23396.aspx link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38033-the-body-the-blood-the-machine link]
*PopMatters (8/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/6544/the-thermals-the-body-the-blood-the-machine/ link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=thermals link]
*"Stylus Magazine" (B) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-thermals/the-body-the-blood-the-machine.htm link]
*Tiny Mix Tapes rating|3.5|5 [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/t/thermals.htm link]
*"The Age" (positive) [http://www.theage.com.au/news/cd-reviews/the-body-the-blood-the-machine/2006/08/10/1154803017304.html link]
*"The A.V. Club" (A) [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/53874 link]
Last album = "Fuckin A"
(2004)
This album = "The Body, The Blood, The Machine"
(2006)
Next album =

"The Body, The Blood, The Machine" is The Thermals' third album. The album was released on August 22, 2006 on Sub Pop Records, and was produced by Fugazi's Brendan Canty. According to the band's [http://www.thethermals.com official website] , "the album tells the story of a young couple who must flee a United States governed by fascist faux-Christians."

Track listing

# "Here's Your Future" – 2:28
# "I Might Need You to Kill" – 2:27
# "An Ear for Baby" – 3:36
# "A Pillar of Salt" – 2:57
# "Returning to the Fold" – 2:39
# "Test Pattern" – 3:27
# "St. Rosa and the Swallows" – 3:34
# "Back to the Sea" – 4:47
# "Power Doesn't Run on Nothing" – 5:14
# "I Hold the Sound" – 4:38

Biblical references

Religious imagery and stories are scattered throughout the album. The first two verses of "Here's Your Future" focus on Noah and the Great Flood, while the last is about The Crucifixion. "I Might Need You to Kill" is about Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt. "Pillar of Salt" tells the story of the escape from Sodom and Gomorrah.

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