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Hot Hot Heat

Hot Hot Heat

Hot Hot Heat

Fifth and final album of indie rock from 80s influenced Vancouver band

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6.0

Label
Kaw-Liga
UK Release date
24/06/2016
US Release date
24/06/2016
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  1. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    At its best, Hot Hot Heat is a reminder of what’s made these guys consistently good and periodically great
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  2. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    A fitting sign-off from a band who always threw themselves wholly into each chapter in their career and never failed to come up with the goods
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  3. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Musically, the group are as far away from the screaming, keyboard-led blitzkrieg of their earliest recordings as they've ever been
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  4. 7.0 |   The 405

    It may not have been the most effortless ride, but this is a band that seems to know it is better to go out on a high note rather than fizzle into obscurity
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  5. 6.5 |   Beardfood

    Despite some decent indie rock numbers (‘Magnitude’, ‘Pulling Levers’) here, Hot Hot Heat seem unresolved in their musical evolution
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  6. 5.1 |   Pitchfork

    Rarely does a band bid you farewell and admit it overstayed its welcome in the same breath
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  7. 5.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The once well-fancied Canadian outfit call time on a career with a patchy effort which, despite a few strong cuts, ultimately disappoints
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  8. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Spotty, soft, sometimes great, but more often rote and lifeless — a final stanza worthy of T.S. Eliot, no bang, just a whimper
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  9. 4.0 |   Clash

    Demonstrates that the desire disappeared long ago and that they were simply prolonging their career to delay the inevitable. For Hot Hot Heat, the fire has definitely gone out
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