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Based out of Victoria, British Columbia CANADA, this Alternative-Rock
Punk-Pop combo was founded by drummer Paul Hawley and bassist Dustin Hawthorne
in 1999. The two recruited guitarist Dante DeCaro and Steve Bays who performs
live singing with the microphone in his left hand, playing a synthesizer
with his right hand.
The quartet released a number of EPs, compilations, singles and the
debut album "Scenes One Through Thirteen" that generated enough
buzz to get the band signed to SubPop Records who released in April 2002
a 5-track EP titled "Knock Knock Knock"; shortly afterwards
they headed into Vancouver's Mushroom Studios to record a new full-length,
"Make Up The Breakdown", which peaked at #5 on the U.S. Top
Independent Albums chart and cracked The Billboard Top 200 while the single
"Bandages" climbed into the top 20 of The Modern Rock chart;
the second single, "Talk To Me, Dance With Me", also made a
respectable showing by breaking the top 40 on the same chart.
In early April 2005 the group released "Elevator"; shortly after
completing the album, guitarist Dante DeCaro departed the line-up. The
band quickly found a worthy replacement in guitarist Luke Paquin. Their
third full-length disc peaked at #34 on The Billboard 200 list and yielded
two Modern Rock top 30 hits: "Goodnight Goodnight" and "Middle
Of Nowhere".
September 2007 saw Hot Hot Heat release their third album for Sire Records,
"Happiness Ltd.". The set includes the single "Let Me In".
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