The Thermals - Desperate Ground

Yeah right, I know it sounds like the new soundtrack to Game of Thrones^*. But the voice! The guitars! The garage-ness of it. I can't help but be amazed by The Thermals' new album Desperate Ground.

Published on April 16^th, the lyrics are more fit for Gimli than Legolas; they conjure up images of the Queens of the Stone Age going to war. Listen to Born to Kill, The Sunset, and of course the closing Our Love Survives. In the tradition of epic tales like Beowulf, the Lay of Hildebrand, and the Heike Monogatari, it isn't exactly dream pop. I like it. And yes, a good song can be shorter than 2:30!

^*) I haven't actually watched Game of Thrones -- only read the books. So forgive my ignorance if it really is the soundtrack.