Personal Life (album)

Personal Life is the fifth album from the Portland-based indie rock band The Thermals. The album was released on September 7, 2010, on Kill Rock Stars. It is the first to feature current drummer Westin Glass, who joined after the completion of 2009's Now We Can See.

As the album was recorded and mixed on analog tape, and mastered for vinyl without digital processes, the vinyl edition boasts a SPARS code of AAA.

The first single from the album to be released was "I Don't Believe You". The music video features Sleater-Kinney member Carrie Brownstein and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock.^[1] "Never Listen to Me" and "Not Like Any Other Feeling" were the other singles.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The A.V. Club	B link
Consequence of Sound	link
Mixtape Muse	link
One Thirty BPM	84% link
Pitchfork Media	6.7/10 link
Spin	link

Reviews of Personal Life represent a diverse mix of opinions on the album. The album holds a score of 72 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".^[2]

The album debuted at No. 180 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week in the United States.^[3] It also debuted at No. 30 on the Independent Albums,^[4] and No. 16 on the Tastemaker Albums charts.^[5]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Gonna Change Your Life"	2:59
2.	"I Don't Believe You"	2:38
3.	"Never Listen to Me"	4:30
4.	"Not Like Any Other Feeling"	3:34
5.	"Power Lies"	2:58
6.	"Only for You"	4:17
7.	"Alone, a Fool"	2:08
8.	"Your Love Is So Strong"	3:00
9.	"A Reflection"	2:37
10.	"You Changed My Life"	3:25

Personnel

Kathy Foster - bass, vocals, noise
Hutch Harris - guitar, vocals
Westin Glass - drums, vocals

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	180
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[8]	30
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[9]	16

References

↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (2010-08-20). "Video: Thermals: "I Don't Believe You"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
1 2 "Personal Life by The Thermals". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. September 25, 2010.
↑ "Independent Albums". Billboard. September 25, 2010. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. September 25, 2010. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Thermals.
↑ "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for The Thermals.
↑ "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for The Thermals.
↑ "The Thermals – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for The Thermals.

The Thermals

Kathy Foster Westin Glass Hutch Harris

Studio albums	More Parts per Million Fuckin A The Body, the Blood, the Machine Now We Can See Personal Life Desperate Ground We Disappear

Live albums	Insound Tour Support 2.0 LIVE at the Echoplex - December 7, 2007

Singles	"No Culture Icons" "How We Know" "A Pillar of Salt" "Returning to the Fold" "When I Died" "Now We Can See" "We Were Sick" "Canada" "Separate" "I Don't Believe You" "Never Listen To Me" "Not Like Any Other Feeling" "Born To Kill" "Desperate Ground Demos" "Hey You" "My Heart Went Cold"

Former members	Ben Barnett Joel Burrows Lorin Coleman Jordan Hudson Caitlin Love

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