I’m not surprised that Hot Lava have played with Videohippos because there are striking similarities. The noise, the mayhem, the utter craft in making it sound so palatable. That said I can’t help feeling that they could just as easily sit with a bunch of Scandinavian’s on the Labrador label. The melody is there in abundance you see but it’s coated in a haze of vocal distortion, throbbing percussion and interjecting noises from outer space. And you can expect more of the same on the band’s debut ‘Lavalogy’ which should be given a full arty workout at their upcoming show with Belfast’s (and hugger loved) Oppenheimer in deepest Virginia. ‘Resolutions ’08’ is a total blast, a Tarantinoesque scene stealer that’ll get under your skin and won’t stop until it has checked into the honeymoon suite of your heart. KD
Hot Lava – Resolutions ’08
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Year: 2008
LAVA IS HOT