Canadian rockers HOT HOT HEAT have been pioneers in their field, delivering steady indie disco floorfillers long before THE STROKES and FRANZ FERDINAND showed up. Now, the band announced its first album in six years which will also be their final one. The self-titled LP arrives on June 24 via label Culvert and marks the final chapter of the four-piece after 17 years.
Singer Steve Bays explains the decision in a press statement:
‘To be able to tour from 1999 to 2014 and play hundreds of shows a year was amazing. It changed all of our lives. It was the greatest experience I could ever imagine. I can relate to our fans and I respect our fans. They are the kind of people I’d hang out with. I’m proud of every single record, and of finding the ground between making it challenging and fresh, but also not being afraid to be entertaining and put on a crazy show. Every show we ever did was just a total high energy spectacle and that’s a great legacy to have.’
He furthermore describes the essence of the final HOT HOT HEAT LP: ‘We wanted it to feel cohesive and representative of the aesthetic we were into at that point. We wanted it to feel like it was all the same album even though it had been written over several years. The songs are the ten songs we were the most excited about in the moment. The idea behind the album was: If you want to try and do something great, it can only be when the inspiration hits.’
The group isn’t planning a farewell tour for now. Listen to a first song of the album in the form of Kid Who Stays In The Picture right here:
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