Future Breeds

Hot Hot Heat | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dangerbird
• ASIN: B003FPPDZE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,454 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2010 release, the fourth album from the Alt-Rockers. Hot Hot Heat have been recording in their own studio based in Vancouver, Canada since their last major co-headlining tour with Editors. The band also has a new member, Parker Bossley, replacing longtime member Dustin Hawthorne. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars With a song like "JFK's LSD," It Has To Be Good, June 9, 2010

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Flap Jackson "Sky Is Burning, But At Least We... (State Road, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Breeds [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

Hot Hot Heat is unmistakably an indie band, and one of the more quirky ones at that. They make wacky sounds, their songs have wacky names, and their music is new wave dance-punk indie rock post-punk revival. If you don't, then by all means stay away. But if you don't want to get out of the kitchen, then by all means, jump into the Hot Hot Heat.

For most of the album, the overall sound stays the same, with only slight experimentation. The results are that the album starts off great, but slowly wares on you as it goes on. Plus, the more electronics and synth are added, the more it seems to devolve. Still, songs like "21@12" are still worth the price of admission for at least a listen.

Overall, an enjoyable indie rock album that goes in some interesting directions, but ultimately fails to come together as a whole. Parts of it are quite good, but the album never returns on the bright promises at the beginning of the album. Still, it has some great song titles.

Real Score: 3.5/5

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars high energy super fun, December 24, 2010

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NYKati "Kati" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Future Breeds (Audio CD)

So the guy has annoying hair. So they are from Canada. So you haven't heard from them since their hit a few years back. But guess what? This album is AWESOME! I saw these guys live a while back and was shocked by how good they are, and this album is their best recording by far. They never sucked but somehow I never really connected with them before, but this is just pure, high energy, dance-rocky fun, and absolutely worth purchasing. I especially recommend "JFK's LSD" and "Zero results".

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it!, July 20, 2011

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B. Johnson "MinDRiot" (Mpls, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Breeds (Audio CD)

Hot Hot Heat has sorta disapeared since it's hit album Make Up the Breakdown. That's not to say they've suddenly decided to go back to the sound of 'Scenes 1 Through 13, which, to most ears is a terrible amount of noise used to form a CD. They are different though.

They've gone back to a lot of weird noises, and strange decisions.

It's not bad though, I really like the album on the whole. In my opinion, the worst song is the opener, YVR, I just really hate it, I don't know why.

All in all though, a very good CD. If you liked the playful, fun sounds of the previous albums, you'll enjoy this one. The value isn't even that bad since it's come down in price so far.