The Hot Lies
| The Hot Lies | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Post-hardcore, alternative rock, pop punk |
| Years active | 2004–2010 |
| Labels | Liberation (2005-present), Resist (2004) |
| Associated acts | The Killchoir Project,[1] Day of Contempt,[2] I Killed the Prom Queen |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Pete Wood - lead vocals Benjamin Pix - rhythm guitar Jared Brown - drums Leaton Rose - bass guitar Luke Szabo -lead guitar |
| Past members |
Josh Delsar - lead guitar Mikey Valentine - lead guitar |
The Hot Lies were an alternative rock band based in Australia. The band formed in Adelaide, Australia, in 2004. Their line-up consisted of lead vocalist Pete Wood, rhythm guitarist Benjamin Pix, drummer Jared Brown, lead guitarist Luke Szabo and former I Killed the Prom Queen bassist Leaton Rose. The Hot Lies released two EPs and a full length album.
History
The band formed in 2004, releasing their debut demo Bulletholes and Blacklines later that year. The demo was home-recorded, and eventually put on high rotation on the playlist of national indie broadcaster Triple J in March 2004.
In 2005 they released an EP, Streets Become Hallways, which spent 30+ weeks on the AIR Indie Charts, and recently re-entered the charts at No. 17, while the band toured with Alexisonfire, After the Fall and 28 Days. Most recently, The Hot Lies has toured with the likes of Sum 41 and Yellowcard, as well as the more recent Good Charlotte and Kisschasy. Blunt magazine and Rolling Stone labeled them one of their bands to watch in 2005.
They have released another 5 track EP, Heart Attacks and Callous Acts (EP). So far, Heart Attacks has yielded two videos: for Promise Me and Tell Me Goodnight. It spent 40+ weeks on the Air Indie Charts and has currently returned there for the past 14 weeks.
Their single Emergency! Emergency! went on sale in August 2007 and was successful at getting attention for their debut album which was to be released shortly after. Emergency! Emergency! contained the title song, the cover Time After Time which has long been a crowd favourite and an acoustic version of Ghosts and Mirrors.
Their debut album Ringing in the Sane received lots of national airplay from stations such as 5ADL and Triple J. The release was very successful. One review read "After two impressive build-up EP's, Adelaide's finest emo popstars, The Hot Lies finally unveiled their debut full-length to the world, making lovers of local pop-infused rock everywhere rejoice. Abandoning their harsher post-hardcore beginnings, the yelling and screaming was barely anywhere to be found amongst the minefield of infectious diseases that so easily sucked you in and but so tenaciously refused to let go. With their emphasis on stronger songs, Ringing in the Sane was an instant 'Pies classic." Ringing in the Sane spawned two video clips, Tokyo and Emergency! Emergency! Both get regular play on Australia's Video Hits.
The group announced their split on their official site in December 2009, they will embark on a quick final tour in January 2010.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Australian albums chart[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ringing in the Sane
|
35 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Australian singles chart[5] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Emergency! Emergency!" | 34 | Ringing in the Sane |
| "Tokyo" | — |
Extended plays
| Year | EP details | Australian singles chart[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Streets Become Hallways
|
— |
| 2005 | Heart Attacks and Callous Acts
|
36 |
References
- ↑ mp3.com.au. "the killchoir project bio". Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ↑ mp3.com.au. "the hot lies first bio". Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ↑ http://www.thehotlies.com/
- ↑ "The Hot Lies album chart search". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Hot Lies singles chart search". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
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