Hot Hot Heat - Make Up the Breakdown

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Devoted Heat fans had their first taste of the new flavour that new lead singer/keyboardist Steve Bays would bring to the table after the 2002 release of Knock Knock Knock, a 5-song EP on Sub Pop. Long departed was previous singer Matt Marnik. Enter: Steve Bays. The infectious mix of Steve's distinctive vocals with the accelerated sounds of the existing band, made Knock Knock Knock into a hit. With many eagerly awaiting a follow up, Hot Hot Heat released Make Up the Breakdown in 2002 carrying surefire hits like "Bandages" and "No, Not Now". With the strength of such songs, the Heat found themselves in many big name music rags (Rolling Stone, Spin), and in young girls hearts the world over!

Upon first listen, you are immediately pulled in by the beat of "Naked In the City Again". Are you nodding your head along with Paul Hawley's drumming? You should be. The head-bobbing continues throughout the album until "Bandages" gets you to stop dancing in your seat, and start dancing on the floor. "How could this album get any better?!", you ask yourself. The answer lies within "Aveda", "This Town" and "Talk To Me, Dance With Me". Hot damn, cowbells add so much to a song! If you aren't sweating with delight by this point, I seriously doubt your ability to get down. Somehow fittingly, the Heat end Make Up the Breakdown with "In Cairo", an eerily calming ending to a rather fast-paced album.

Compare Hot Hot Heat with The Cure, Elvis Costello, The Strokes, or any other rock/new wave ensemble you wish, but this album certainly proves that they are anything but comparable to another band. Catchy and sometimes melodic riffs by guitarist Dante DeCaro, excitingly erratic keyboarding by Steve Bays, electric and precise drumming by Paul Hawley, and smooth yet rockin' bass lines from Dustin Hawthorne set this band apart from "similar" bands that are so often thrown at them.

Get your hands on a copy of Make Up the Breakdown, your ears and dancing shoes will thank you.

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