Blog: Foggy Ruins of Time

Part of me really wanted to hate It's A Heatwave by Hotpants Romance. What's to like about the messiest, sloppiest kind of garage pop by three girls who can hardly sing? A lot actually. I mean on first listen you might be mortified, but Kate Armitage, Laura Skilbeck and Lowri Evans have so much charm and a "fuck it" kind of attitude I really started to almost love this record. The opener "Hotpants No Chance" is a ridiculously brash, obnoxious, sweet and clever combo that really optimizes everything I love and hate about this [...]