Stereogum — Here’s another one from The Thermals’s latest, Personal Life. It’s the second single (after “I Don’t Believe You“), and it’ll be available on 7-inch on 10/19. The Thermals – “Never Listen To Me” Personal Life is out now via Kill ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Thermals 2nd single off their new album Personal Life is “Never Listen To Me”. It’s a garage rock delight that’s as fully fleshed as they come these days. The Thermals never do disappoint, now do they? The band is giving it away as a free... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Two Guardian writers debate the question, "Is Lady Gaga a feminist icon?". Rivka Galchen interviews author Chris Adrian at Work in Progress. Work in Progress also interviews Destroyer's Dan Bejar and has Thermals drummer Westin Glass pair albums with... more info

Stereogum — Weezer alert: the Thermals, a band that is not Weezer, covered Weezer’s “My Name Is Jonas” at their show in Bend, Oregon last night. They played it as part of the band’s encore, because it’s a crowd-pleaser. Watch: (via Frequency) more info

Stereogum — Japandroids mix-up that blurry, punked post-Lync sound on “Heavenward Grand Prix,” a mid-tempo track that might remind you of slightly older (to say, younger) Thermals in its half-spoken vocal approach. Or, if you want to go older older, the post... more info

KEXP Seattle — Paul and Sam from Interpol stopped by the Morning Show with John Richards last Friday to talk about the new album — their third and self-titled — which is in stores today! Also, topping this week’s list of new releases is Portland trio The Ther... more info

KEXP Seattle — The Thermals’ new album Personal Life is so accurately named you’ll almost find it hilarious if you’re a fan. It’s a relationship-song LP, a million miles away from the political rants-and-riffs of debut More Parts Per Million and the spiritu... more info

The Red Radio — Time for new music from one of our favorites from the great Northwest. The Thermals return with Personal Life, due next Tuesday, the 7th. Head over to NPR for a full album listening stream. Click here to get it all... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Thermals album, Personal Life (out September 7th). The Book Lady's Blog interviews Adam Ross, author of the novel Mr. Peanut. Album Tacos The Rumpus interviews author Shalom Auslander. Built to Spill frontman Doug Martsch tal... more info

Altsounds — *US Tour Dates* Aug 6-8 - Lollapalooza - Chicago IL Sep 30 - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN * Oct 1 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA * Oct 2 - Annex - Madison, WI * Oct 3 - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago IL * Oct 4 - Rhino's - Bloomingto... more info