"We Were Sick" is the second single from The Thermals' LP 'Now We Can See'
and is release on June 22nd via Kill Rock Stars. By way of explanation, The
Thermals' front man Hutch Harris says:
"We were sick! We sat atop the world with limitless power and control. The
only problem was our greed grew exponentially. The more we had, the more we needed. We didn't enjoy a second of our fame and wealth. It only made us
more paranoid and detached. The masses loved us, we feared and hated them.
We nurtured our disease, cared for it like a sick baby bird in a dirty shoe
box - fed it all kinds of expensive medicine, always making sure to under
dose. You want to treat, not cure, in a situation like this. Kill the
sickness and everything else goes with it. In the end, the virus was all we
had, all we cared about. It kept us well. Hell, it kept us alive! When
it's all over, we'll have "We Were Sick" to explain ourselves to the
archaeologists. We were high, we were alive, we were sick."
It was written and performed by Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster, and produced
by John Congleton (Explosions In The Sky, Paper Chase). In a career
chock-full of ridiculously catchy post-pop-punk anthems, "We Were Sick" sits
at the top of the heap, and perfectly describes the state of humanity, and
The Thermals themselves, in 2009. Too young to kill, too old to contain.
The Thermals will be doing a two week tour of the UK in June, hot off their
dates supporting The Cribs:
June
14 Bristol Thekla
15 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
16 Edinburgh Sneaky Petes
17 Glasgow Stereo
18 Belfast Auntie Annies
19 Dublin Academy 2
21 Manchester Ruby Lounge
22 Birmingham Academy 3
23 London Cargo
24 Brighton Freebutt
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