Song: "Thermals"
Artist: The Movielife
Album: "Red Demo"
Year: 1997
Place Of Origin: Long Island, New York
Years Active: 1997 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Thermals" appears to be a song about having someone that seems to be blocking your path to reach goals that you are trying to attain. The vocalist has a vision of the future he wants and he sees the path with which to take, but until he gets this person out of his life, he won't be able to follow that path. It's important that he has people in his life that support his journey. That's when he feels the possibilities will be endless.
THE MOVIELIFE DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1999 - It's Go Time (Fadeaway Records)
2000 - This Time Next Year (Revelation Records)
2003 - Forty Hour Train Back To Penn (Drive-Thru/MCA Records)
2017 - Cities In Search Of A Heart (Rise Records)
CURRENT STATUS OF THE MOVIELIFE:
The Movielife formed as a band back in 1997. This Long Island, New York outfit put out a couple of demo tapes early on, "Red Demo" in 1997 and "White Demo" in 1998. The band managed to hook up with Fadeaway Records to record their debut full length album, "It's Go Time". In 2000, the band released their sophomore effort, "This Time Next Year", through Revelation Records. By this point, The Movielife was gaining a reputation as a great, high energy live act. Their reputation was being legitimized in the underground music scene as well. In 2001, the band signed up with punk rock label Drive-Thru Records and released an EP, "The Movielife Has A Gambling Problem". In 2003, the band released their third and most successful album, "Forty Hour Train Back To Penn". Thanks to the single "Jamestown", this album would reach #164 on the Billboard 200 chart. Just as it seemed the band was gaining some momentum, they threw a curveball to fans and announced that they had broken up in 2003. The band's vocalist and songwriter, Vinny Caruana went on to form the band I Am The Avalanche at this time. In 2008, Caruana played a set of The Movielife songs with the band Set Your Goals at Bamboozle Fest. 2011 saw Caruana and longtime The Movielife bandmate Brandon Reilly reform the band to play the New Jersey Bamboozle Fest. 2015 saw another live show at Irving Plaza in New York City. Caruana and Reilly were finally at a point where they could begin writing material for a new Movielife album. In 2016, the band dropped the single "Future Feeling (Afraid Of Drugs) and in 2017, The Movielife returned with the long awaited full length album, "Cities In Search Of A Heart". The Movielife are definitely well respected in punk rock circles. They are probably the birth of the hardcore/emo type band. They don't necessarily fall into either category all together, but there are definite elements of both in their music as well as some melodic punk. When I think of bands like Thursday or Thrice, I can see that The Movielife surely had an influence in their sound. Some contemporaries of The Movielife that you might also enjoy would be bands like Midtown, The Menzingers, Lifetime, Bayside and obviously I Am The Avalanche. I have mixed feeling about the reunion of The Movielife. I mean, I love the band. But I really love I Am The Avalanche. I'm not sure if Vinny Caruana is going to keep both bands going, as well as his solo career. I guess I just have to be happy that he continues to make great music, no matter what outlet he prefers to use.
TEN THE MOVIELIFE SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Jamestown
2. This Time Next Year
3. Kelly Song
4. Maybe It's Nothing
5. Hand Grenade
6. Future Feeling (Afraid Of Drugs)
7. Mercy Is Asleep At The Wheel
8. Champ
9. Walking On Glass
10. Pinky Swear
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