The Body, the Blood, the Machine

by The Thermals

The Body, the Blood, the Machine cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 August 2006
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:55
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Driven by the political anxiety of the Bush administration, this record envisions a dystopian future ruled by Christian fascists. The trio utilizes fuzzy, high-energy pop-punk arrangements to deliver scathing anti-authoritarian critiques. It is widely regarded as a defining piece of 2000s indie rock protest music.

Genres

Descriptors: political, conceptual, antireligious, lo-fi, raucous, anti-religious, melodic, infectious

Tracklist

  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 (2:59)
  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

  • The Thermals - primary artist, design
  • Robin Taylor - booking
  • Dusty Summers - design [with help from]
  • Roger Seibel - mastered by
  • Frank Marchand - mixed by
  • Jon Daly - painting [jesus painting]
  • Brendan Canty - producer
  • Pete Tewes - producer [assisted by]
  • Hutch Harris - written-by, arranged by
  • Kathy Foster - written-by, arranged by

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