Portland's quirky pop punksters The Thermals are in the UK in June for a headline tour at the same time as releasing the single "We Were Sick" which is the second single from The Thermals' LP ‘Now We Can See’ and is released on June 22nd via Kill Rock Stars. By way of explanation, The Thermals’ front man Hutch Harris says: (lyrics from the last single - video below)

“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.”


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