75 - AVClub
At its best, Hot Hot Heat is a reminder of what’s made these guys consistently good and periodically great.
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70 - The 405
There are moments when their roots peek through, such as on 'Sad Sad Situation,' but this record feels more like a well thought through progression and career finisher than an attempt to indulge in nostalgia.
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70 - Exclaim
On Hot Hot Heat, the quartet jettison stylistic pretensions altogether in order to write their best batch of songs in a decade. There's a sense of nostalgia that permeates these ten tracks.
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50 - The Line of Best Fit
Too often there’s simply a lack of focus to the songs on this album, which would have benefitted from keeping things a lot more simple and in line with The Strokes’ indie rulebook.
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50 - Consequence of Sound
The resulting record is catchy, but ultimately falls as flat as all their other attempts to recreate the magic of that first release, unable to capture the imagination, energy, and urgency of Make Up the Breakdown.
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Track Listing:
1. Kid Who Stays In The Picture [2:57]
2. Modern Mind [3:14]
3. Pulling Levers [3:26]
4. Bobby Joan Sex Tape [3:17]
5. Magnitude [5:03]
6. Mayor Of The City [2:30]
7. Alaskan Midnight Sun [2:09]
8. Comeback Of The Century [2:31]
9. Sad Sad Situation [3:06]
10. The Memory's Here [2:38]
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