The Hot Melts- Self Titled [Album]

Epitaph/Wonderland Records (Out 7th September)

August 27, 2009, 11:42 AM

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Coming out of the Wirral (or Liverpool according to their Myspace) are the latest pop-punk rock and roll crossover to hit our ears in The Hot Melts. According to the little bit of PR that I got on the promo copy the influences of the band tend to be a combination of Eddie Cochran, Weezer and Wes Anderson films which at first makes you doubt the quality of what is about to come through the speakers. I mean Wes Anderson films are of a VERY acquired taste, take The Life Aquatic for example, however the fact that Weezer is an inspiration got me thinking that it surely can't be bad!

As soon as I put in the CD in the system and heard the opening track 'Red Lips' my head started to nod to the beat and it almost got me [by the end] following the chorus so this self titled debut album was definitely off to a good start (now everyone reading expects a but...) The same formula exists for the majority of the songs: catchy pop-punk that will get you singing and dancing which I personally think is not a bad thing at all.

What I do like about The Hot Melts though is that there is also one song that will get you feeling more emotional in 'Nana'. Now I am guessing this track is a slightly personal track for the band given the lyrics of a relative passing away and I would imagine at gigs that if they do play this live that it would be THE emotional moment of the night.

Luckily the happy formula returns with the very short 'Archie' at only 50 seconds and even through songs that have depressing titles such as 'Shrink' and 'Depressed Oh Yes' they weirdly have a slow 50's style to them which is a really nice touch. Overall the Hot Melts should do well over the next few months, it will be interesting to see how they do in Stoke in particular when they play there in September.

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