The Thermals to heat up the L.A. music scene with Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

The Thermals, who turn out the kind of tight, high-energy songs you can jump around to, first met label mates and fellow indie pop-rockers Thao with the Get Down Stay Down in 2008. That’s when, after six years at Sub Pop Records, they found a new label to call home at home in Portland, Oregon, with Kill Rock Stars.