Name: Make Up The Breakdown
Brand: Hot Hot Heat

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SP1529

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Colour

Yellow

Colour details

Opaque Yellow

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Discogs ID

[r25262500]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Die Cut Sleeve. Remastered.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-12-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

098787152906

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / yellow

Artist

Hot Hot Heat

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Sub Pop

Hot Hot Heat is a Canadian indie rock band that was formed in 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Known for their energetic and catchy music, the band has gained a loyal following over the years. With their unique sound and memorable performances, Hot Hot Heat continues to be a prominent figure in the indie rock scene.
Since their formation, Hot Hot Heat has released several successful albums and singles, earning them critical acclaim and commercial success. Their music combines elements of punk rock, new wave, and pop to create a distinct sound that sets them apart from other bands.
With their infectious melodies and heartfelt lyrics, Hot Hot Heat's music resonates with fans around the world. Whether you're an avid fan or new to their music, exploring the discography of this talented Canadian band is sure to be an enjoyable experience.

Short for "Subterranean Pop" 

The label was an outgrowth of [a=Bruce Pavitt]'s Olympia, WA based (print) fanzine, which became the well respected cassettezine of the same name. 

After his move to Seattle he ran a music column in the Seattle Rocket also called Sub Pop.

After initial forays into the record label world with a [a=Green River] 7" (not officially on Sub Pop) and the Sub Pop 100 LP, the label exploded onto the indie scene with four influential colored vinyl 7"s which included [a=Mudhoney]'s "Touch Me I'm Sick" which made the year-end top 10 playlist of nearly every music journalist in the world.

Subsequent hyping of the label in the English music press put them on the map, and grunge was born.

Label-Code is 03159; rarely found printed on releases (basically only on releases manufactured/licensed by Warner/WEA Germany)

Hot Hot Heat’s classic debut album, filled with smart, energetic, dance-punk hits, returns to vinyl with this fully remastered LP edition.

Following closely on the heels of their critically-acclaimed Knock Knock Knock EP, Make Up the Breakdown is Hot Hot Heat's first full-length, recorded with Jack Endino at Vancouver, BC’s Mushroom Studios (with engineering help from Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie). SPIN Magazine had this to say about Knock Knock Knock: “Some retro new wavers hang themselves on their own skinny ties. While their peers lip-sych to Cure 45s, these Canucks take subtler cues from early-‘80s synth disco. It’s not new-wave worship, it’s the sound of punk teaching itself to dance.” Make Up the Breakdown delivered on the promise hinted at on the EP. Hot Hot Heat (along with peers like Radio 4 and The Rapture) blended angular post-punk twitch with danceable pop, effectively (and finally) persuading white dopes on punk to get on the good foot in the early 2000s.

Make Up The Breakdown

Music GB