Montreal’s Hot Springs are bringing something new to the table.
Their first full-length album, Volcano, dishes out a combo of perfect pop that sinks its fangs in, rock that doesn't stoop to knuckle draggers, and fluff-free ballads. Volcano also throws a flurry of psychedelia into the mix and, yes – you can even dance to it.
The Hot Springs performing "Bacteria"
Along with Montreal acts like The Besnard Lakes and Malajube, Hot Springs are among the most exciting bands to spring from the second wave of the Montreal music explosion, with Volcano quickly earmarked as one of the best records of 2007. The album hasn’t even come out yet (it's out in Canada Sept 18 on Quire Records--coming soon in the US), and they’ve already been featured on MySpace, iTunes and the cover of the Montreal Mirror.
Lead-off single, "Headrush," comes at you with a hard-rocking seventies vibe, hinting at Heart, with the piss and vinegar of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, yet still manages to distance Hot Springs from the current crop of bands out there today.
The Hot Springs - "Headrush"
The Hot Springs at Myspace