Band of the Week: Hot Lava

Did anyone out there know that there were bands in Richmond, Virginia? If you did, did you know that some of them are pretty damn good? Neither did I, but I actually got an e-mail from a band down there this week and their music is pretty damn awesome! The name of the band is Hot Lava, a trio that blends some electronic sounds with the standard drums and bass and writes some damn fine songs to go along with the sounds.

On their new album, Lavalogy, the band do a fine job introducing themselves to everyone with some really cool electronic bits and some truly steady rhythms. It's a really weird sound at times, but it's also really catchy at the same time. To make it all the more endearing the band is a group of graphic designers and their day jobs totally make it into their songs. On "JPG in the Sun" the band has penned an ode to high resolution, while "Apple Option Fire" is probably the finest song ever written about a giant design project crashing your Mac's processor! They don't only write about digital technology though, they also have songs about mummies and dragons and ghosts and quite a few other things. All of this adds up to some of the finest indie pop out there, not just in Richmond, Virginia.

The band's sites don't provide too much background on themselves so I know very little about them aside from their excellent music, but that should really be more then enough to entice you into getting to know the band as well. Take a listen to the tracks below and start falling in love with this awesome geek pop trio!
Hot Lava - "Over It"
Hot Lava - "O Returno Da Lovefoxxx"
Hot Lava - "JPG in the Sun"
Hot Lava on Myspace

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