With the lyrics being pretty much irrelevant, and the guitars rarely playing anything but chords, the only thing that could possibly mark out The Hot Melts as special are their ridiculously cheesy backing vocals.
ReviewsAuthor Daniel Offen
Their Hearts Were Full of Spring – How I Wasted My Youth
Whilst not being particularly original, Their Hearts Were Full of Spring do bring lush indie-pop to the masses, the perfect soundtrack to hot Summer days…
She Keeps Bees – Nests
Nests is a raw, powerful and incredibly sexy album from a Brooklyn duo who’ll forever be compared to The White Stripes. That, however, would be missing the point.
She Keeps Bees / Sons of Adrian and Noel / Woodpigeon – The Borderline, London, 12/08/09
The Borderline bore witness to three of the best live bands around on a hot and sticky Wednesday night in the Capital. Dan Offen was there.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Garage, London 04/08/09
Brooklyn band, The Pains of Being at Heart, have somehow managed to take the indie world by storm with their competently played, but basic and perhaps repetitive noise-pop. Daniel Offen decides whether it works in a live setting.
Rec.tangle – Heavy Maple
This .seems, at times, like a soundtrack album – incremental and enjoyable enough when noticed, but is essentially happy to stay in the background, largely ignored.
Field Day 2009 – London, 01/08/09
Located in Victoria Park with a great atmosphere, Field Day managed to keep the crowds entertained during a rain affected day in London.
Tiny Vipers – Life On Earth
Folk would be the best way to describe the music contained within ‘Life on Earth’, but really the music transgresses folk, taking the ideas of an intimate, sparse record to the furthest point. Daniel Offen reviews.
Ear Pwr – Super Animal Brothers III
For brief glimpses Ear Pwr’s attempts at surreal imagery and lively music do succeed, but too often they just come across as annoying, uninspired and almost cringe-worthy.
The Dead Weather – Horehound
Another Jack White spin-off supergroup? Yup, but don’t worry, this one is definitely better than The Raconteurs… Daniel Offen reviews.
Wave Machines – Wave If You’re Really There
A catchy album full of pop hooks, bright and cheesy synths and should really soundtrack the Summer months… if it stays sunny, that is.
