Posted on Monday, September 22, 2008 12:03 PM
photo: Nate Dorr
Nerd pop. That's what Hot Lava from Richmond, VA is all about. They write songs about mac's, image resolutions and dragons who are into vegetables. They sound like a sixties band that was transported to the 21st Century and started using the musical options of the laptop age like there's no tomorrow. Sharing an art school background tehy paint their songs with tons of color. The ten slightly psychedelic songs on their debut album Lavalogy are ear candy for the inner circle.
Lavalogy is released on Bar/None Records. Release date: October 7.
Tracks:
- Brain-Ex
- Apple+Option+Fire
- Blue Dragon
- Over It
- Mummy Beach
- Iggy
- Retorno Da Lovefoxxx
- Resolutions '08
- JPG In The Sun
- Ghosties
Live dates:
- 09/25 Crash Mansion (w/ Future Islands, Adventure, WZT Hearts), New York, NY
- 09/26 Danger Danager (w/ Reading Rainbow, Hermit Thrushes, GANG!), Philadelphia, PA
- 09/30 The Black Cat (w/ Dressy Bessy), Washington, D.C.
- 10/02 The Loft (w/ Tsarina and You Were Never a Locomotive), Fredricksburg, VA
- 10/07 Plan 9 Carytown - Lavalogy in-store show Richmond, VA
- 10/15 Gallery 5 (w/ Monotonix). Richmond, VA
- 10/21 Cakeshop (CMJ - Poptarts Suck Toasted Day Party), New York, NY
- 10/22 Bar None CMJ Showcase - Delancey Bar, New York, NY
- 11/07 Meridian (w/ Mommies, Reading Rainbow), Williamsburg, VA
- 11/08 Roanoke Arts Festival, Roanoke, VA
MP3: Hot Lava - Apple+Option+Fire
MP3: Hot Lava - Resolutions '08
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