6152. The Thermals - An Ear For Baby (2024)

6152. The Thermals - An Ear For Baby

-April 15, 2024

From: The Body, The Blood, The Machine; Year: 2006; Genre: Indie Rock

I've kept coming back to the somewhat prophetic concept album as of late; this is one of the darker tracks amongst a lot of darkness on it. However, I've always found The Thermals' music quite odd in that if you don't really focus too much on the lyrics they come off as just some really good upbeat songs. Very interesting is that I was first introduced to them and this album through the soundtrack of an NHL 2K video game over 15 years ago and have liked the band since having it play whilst engaged in a hockey fight.

Hear An Ear For Baby on YouTube.

My song pick 1 year ago today: Hawkwind - Jack of Shadows

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-September 01, 2009

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-January 28, 2011

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-October 03, 2023

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-January 19, 2024

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6152. The Thermals - An Ear For Baby (2024)