ARTIST: Hot IQs
TITLE: Dangling Modifier
LABEL: Yaw Action Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 227kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 14m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-11-28
RIP DATE: 2006-11-01
Track List
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1. Duck & Cover 3:21
2. Retromuff 2:46
3. Elephant In White 3:33
4. Let's Inflate 2:33
5. Web In Front 2:09
Release Notes:
In 2004, indie rock trio Hot IQs reached the summit of the Denver underground
music community, breaking the top five of Denver PostÆs annual Underground Bands
pollùright behind national act Dressy Bessy. Also in 2004, Hot IQs were
nominated as the Best Pop Band in Denver by the Westword. Hot IQs debut album An
Argument Between The Brain & Feet was released Oct 25, 2004 (Morning After
Records), which has been lauded critically and continues to rise on the CMJ
Charts (currently Number 75).
In early 2003, the band that began as a simultaneous twinkle in the eyes of
former college radio DJs, Eli Mishkin (lead vocals, guitar) and Elaine Acosta
(drums), has turned into what critics have dubbed ôpure pop pleasure.ö An
exhaustive search of highway truck stops and Arbys yielded bassist Bryan
Feuchtinger, completing the distinctive sound of the young indie rock band.
Blend classic pop, fuzzed-out rock, and hints of lounge ù not to mention the
distinctive sounds of acts found on Factory Records circa 1980s ù and you have
DenverÆs premier rockers, Hot IQs. With a sound that cites influences from Joy
Division, the Pixies to Archers of Loaf, and possibly the Holiday Inn Lounge
SingersÆ Association of America, Hot IQs put the indie-rock chocolate in your
disco peanut butter.
Blessed with dynamic songwriting, spine-tingling hooks, and a rhythm section
that thunders with danceable, almost tribal beats, Hot IQs have quickly amassed
an army of ôtoo cool for schoolö indie minions in tight pants (a group which
grew larger on the bandÆs recent West Coast tour). Credit their engaging and
passionate live show, their show-stopping good looks, or their attractively
large brains (ahem) for their quick and ever-growing success.
To date, Hot IQs have shared the stage with: The Thermals, AC Newman, Rogue
Wave, Crooked Fingers, the Delgados, the Sleepy Jackson, Nada Surf, OZMA, Brian
Jonestown Massacre, Black Lipstick, On the Speakers, Dressy Bessy, Centro-Matic,
White Light Motorcade.