Hutch Harris (born October 5, 1975) is an American songwriter and musician, and was the lead guitarist/vocalist of Portland, Oregon rock band The Thermals.
Harris met Kathy Foster after graduating from Prospect High School in 1993.
Harris and Foster played in the bands Haelah, Hutch & Kathy, and Urban Legends before moving to Portland in 1998 and forming The Thermals in 2002.
Sub Pop Records heard the recording via Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service, and signed The Thermals to a three-record contract when the band was less than six months old.
[7] In 2011 Harris released two 7" singles on the Kill Rock Stars label under the name Forbidden Friends.