Make Up the Breakdown

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Just as jittery and caffeinated as anything Joe Jackson or XTC could cook up, Hot Hot Heat’s first full-length album is a lot of synthpunk/indie pop fun. Steve Bays’ nervy voice adds a great amount of acerbic wit to songs like “Oh Goddamnit” or “No, Not Now.” “Talk to Me, Dance With Me” is funky and contains a guitar-and-keyboard line that sounds as angular and riff heavy as anythi... read more

'Make Up The Breakdown' is the second album release for the Canadian angular post-punk pop act, who have been compared to XTC & The Cure. It follows 2002's 'Scenes One Through Thirteen' which brought together tracks from their early EPs. 10 tracks. Limited edition UK reissue is scheduled to include UK versions of the two songs 'No Not Now' & the single 'Bandages'. B-Unique. 2003.