Thermal

Toronto's Thermal Confront the Female Gaze on "Smile at You"

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2024

Earlier this summer, Exclaim! New Faves alumni and Class of 2024 grads Thermal — the grungy Toronto band with a penchant for '90s...

Toronto's Thermal "Kiss the Ground" on New Single

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2024

Thermal — the Toronto-based project of Josh McIntyre (Prince Josh, Prince Innocence), Lauren Armstrong, Fox Atticus Martindale, Nate Burley...

Transmit Presents Gets Pixel Grip, Julianna Riolino for Toronto's Do West Fest 2024

PUBLISHED May 14, 2024

Transmit Presents has announced the lineup of artists playing their free stage at Do West Fest, Toronto's annual street festival running Ju...

Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2024: Bestfriend, Thermal, nodisco., Camille Léon

PUBLISHED Jan 2, 2024

Happy New Year! It feels a bit aggressive to be tossing out the word "happy," given the everything, but maybe the manifestation girlies are...

DEBBY FRIDAY Took a Victory Lap in Toronto

Velvet Underground, December 13

PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2023

DEBBY FRIDAY was beaming as she took the stage at Velvet Undergound on Wednesday night — and why wouldn't she be? After earning plaudits fo...

Exclaim! Presents the Class of 2024 Concert Series with Bestfriend, Rachel Bobbitt, La Sécurité, Cam Kahin

PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2023

It's almost that time of year again, if you can believe it. Sure, the holidays are great, but the bleakness of a resolution-ridden January...

Thermal Are Burdened but Alive on 'Plaster Girl'

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2023

Thermal's music feels like a heaving chest, heavy with the weight of thick guitar fuzz, claustrophobic emotional landscapes and a racing he...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in September 2023

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2023

September has arrived, and along with some yellowing leaves and cool winds, it brings a new stock of up-and-coming Canadian artists to get...