Now We Can See

Now We Can See
Studio album by The Thermals
Released	April 7, 2009
Recorded	Supernatural Sound, Oregon City, Oregon in 2008
Genre	Indie rock, punk rock
Length	34:32
Label	Kill Rock Stars
Producer	John Congleton
The Thermals chronology
The Body, The Blood, The Machine (2006) Now We Can See (2009) Personal Life (2010)

Now We Can See is the fourth album from the Portland-based indie rock band The Thermals. The album was released on April 7, 2009 on Kill Rock Stars, which is their first album since switching labels from Sub Pop Records. Lead singer Hutch Harris claimed the album hinges on a leitmotif of "songs from when we were alive".^[1]

The first single from the album was the title track, "Now We Can See". It premiered at Pitchfork Media on February 10, 2009.^[2]

"Now We Can See" was featured in the April 27th second season finale of the NBC dramedy Chuck.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Drowned In Sound	(8/10)[6]
The Guardian	[7]
No Ripcord	(9/10)[8]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)[9]
The Skinny	[10]
Spectrum Culture	[11]
Spin	[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[13]

The album holds a score of 79 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".^[4]

Track listing

The official track-listing was revealed on their label, Kill Rock Stars' website:^[14]

All lyrics written by Hutch Harris; all music composed by Kathy Foster/Hutch Harris.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When I Died"	3:21
2.	"We Were Sick"	2:44
3.	"I Let It Go"	3:35
4.	"Now We Can See"	3:30
5.	"At the Bottom of the Sea"	5:43
6.	"When We Were Alive"	1:45
7.	"I Called Out Your Name"	2:52
8.	"When I Was Afraid"	3:01
9.	"Liquid In, Liquid Out"	1:52
10.	"How We Fade"	3:26
11.	"You Dissolve"	2:43

iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"When I Was Afraid" (Demo)	3:03
13.	"I Let It Go" (Demo)	3:37

Personnel

• Kathy Foster - drums, bass, vocals, piano, noise
• Hutch Harris - guitar, vocals

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[15]	191
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17]	20
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18]	10

References

1. Thompson, Paul (2008-08-26). "Thermals Reveal Now We Can See Tracks, B-Sides". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
2. Kelly, Zack (2009-02-10). "Premiere: The Thermals: "Now We Can See" MP3/Stream". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
3. Chuck TV web site
4. "Now We Can See by The Thermals". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
5. Allmusic review
6. Drowned In Sound review
7. The Guardian review
8. No Ripcord review
9. Pitchfork Media review
10. The Skinny review
11. Spectrum Culture review
12. Spin review
13. Tiny Mix Tapes review
14. Ringsage, Stiner; The Thermals (2009). "Now We Can See press release". Kill Rock Stars. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
15. "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Thermals.
16. "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for The Thermals.
17. "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for The Thermals.
18. "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for The Thermals.