''Such Hot Blood'' is the third
studio album
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by American indie-rock band
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006. It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Rodriguez (electric bass, backing vocals), Daren Tayl ...
.
The album was released on April 30, 2013, by
Island Records
Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...
. The album debuted at number 27 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart, in the first week of its release. It has sold 37,000 copies in the United States as of February 2015.
It is the last album by the band to be recorded with their full original lineup with bassist Noah Harmon, who departed from the band in 2014.
Reception
''Such Hot Blood'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On
Metacritic
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, the album holds a score of 64/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
"''Such Hot Blood'' is at its best when it's at its most anthemic," argues ''
Q''. "But they have light touch too:
Anna Bulbrook's deft
viola
The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...
shows they're not afraid of intricacy and in Mikel Jollett they have one of the great wounded vocalists," writes reviewer John Aizlewood, giving the album a 4 out of 5 star rating.
[Aizlewood, John Q, November 2013. Record reviews. New releases. The Airborne Toxic Event - Such Hot Blood. P. 101]
Track listing
Personnel
* Mikel Jollett – vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Steven Chen – lead guitar, keyboards
* Anna Bulbrook – keyboards, viola, backing vocals
* Noah Harmon – bass guitar
* Daren Taylor – drums
Charts
References
2013 albums
The Airborne Toxic Event albums
Island Records albums
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