The Body, the Blood, the Machine
| The Body, The Blood, The Machine | ||||
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| Studio album by The Thermals | ||||
| Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, punk rock | |||
| Length | 35:47 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Brendan Canty | |||
| The Thermals chronology | ||||
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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 official website, "the album tells the story of a young couple who must flee a United States governed by fascist faux-Christians."
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (A)[2] |
| Drowned in Sound | (6/10)[3] |
| NME | (8/10)[4] |
| The Phoenix | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[6] |
| PopMatters | (8/10)[7] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[8] |
| Stylus Magazine | (B)[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [10] |
The music review online magazine Pitchfork Media placed The Body, the Blood, the Machine at number 186 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[11]
Track listing
All songs written & arranged by Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here's Your Future" | 2:28 |
| 2. | "I Might Need You to Kill" | 2:27 |
| 3. | "An Ear for Baby" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "A Pillar of Salt" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Returning to the Fold" | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Test Pattern" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "St. Rosa and the Swallows" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Back to the Sea" | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Power Doesn't Run on Nothing" | 5:14 |
| 10. | "I Hold the Sound" | 4:38 |
Credits
- Produced by Brendan Canty
- Recorded at Supernatural Sound, Oregon City, Oregon
- Assisted by Pete Tewes
- Mixed by Frank Marchand III at Waterford Digital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering, Phoenix, Arizona
- Design by The Thermals with help from Dusty Summers
- Jesus painting by Jon Daly
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "The A.V. Club review".
- ↑ "Drowned in Sound review".
- ↑ "NME review".
- ↑ "The Phoenix review".
- ↑ "Pitchfork Media review".
- ↑ "PopMatters review".
- ↑ "Robert Christgau review".
- ↑ "Stylus Magazine review".
- ↑ "Tiny Mix Tapes review".
- ↑ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
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