Mar 25, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
“The band I’m most interested in is Hotels, who I’ve known casually over the past few years. They have a catchy, keyboard driven sound and an emotionally distant vocalist in singer Blake Madden. They had just released their latest album, Where Hearts Go Broke...
Mar 25, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “This hook heavy and almost supernatural album holds par to the new found appeal of things over twenty years old. But the way these guys do it on their sophomore release is very influenced, yet completely original. Where Hearts Go Broke is a journey...
Mar 17, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Where Hearts Go Broke could be described as Joy Division on surf boards in space. And it’s not as odd as it may seem… With this fusion of new wave synth pop, surf and sci-fi sounds, Hotels delivers something close to a perfect pop album....
Mar 11, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Where Hearts Go Broke is an excellent follow-up which draws on the debut’s many strengths whilst also expanding their range… by the album’s finale (courtesy of the wistful ‘Flight Of The Navigator’), I was convinced that I had heard one of the...
Feb 26, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “infectious, bouncy, dance-along pop tunes for the avid indie fan… Hotels can sure hold their own with ample doses of catchy lyrics, jangly guitars, neat beats and solid synthesizer work to produce an affecting debut release. The album is littered...
Feb 26, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Hotels take the visual appeal of their show to another level; they are all in uniform with name tags like real hotel staff! Now that type of thing might seem like a small aesthetic, but it goes a really long way. It showed they were having fun with...
