Son,
I am terribly sorry for the absence of background music (BGM) for your humble abode this week. This was one of those weeks where I was able to scratch a task or two off of my to-do list only to slip behind again by begrudgingly adding three or four more to the bottom. I was still able to encounter songs throughout the week that I became excited about sharing with you, but the lack of time in a day became a tireless constraint that interposed itself between my desires and reality. This will be an all-inclusive post: a song for each day I missed this week to get us back on track. I won’t let it get the best of me.
Hot Hot Heat – Le Le Low
I was going to start the week off with this overwrought, old-school track from indie outfit Hot Hot Heat. These guys gained a bit of notoriety in the scene and beyond with their debut full length Make Up The Breakdown. Put out by clout-laden Sub Pop Records, the band had the proper backing to get some exposure for the album and the album’s single, Bandages. It’s a bit ironic that I was already kind of done with the band at the point most were finding out about them. I was a big fan of their earliest material. It was unrefined in a way that demanded attention. Le Le Low is a great track to demonstrate what initially drew me in. I actually used to play this song on a ghetto-rigged, self-run internet radio station while I was still in high school. Only a couple of friends listened to me as I cobbled together a garbled mess of a “radio show” but it was a fascinating experiment at the time.
Currently, Hot Hot Heat have abandoned everything that made them stand out ten years ago and that’s pretty much determined where I stand with them and their music.
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Ultrasounds Mixtape 