Hotels Where Hearts Go Broke – KEXP Blog

Excerpt – “I first heard Seattle quartet Hotels when I happened to see them playing a show last August. I immediately fell in love with their music, clearly inspired by some of the great bands of the New Wave and post-punk genres but sounding as fresh and exciting as the pioneers they emulated. I went home with a copy of their first album Thank You For Choosing… and their music playing in my head. It wasn’t until the next show that I realized some of the songs I recognized as familiar favorites weren’t even on that first album; I was hearing them for only the second time ever, and yet they’d been in my head for weeks. That’s the kind of band Hotels is… Hotels have a slogan of sorts, “Travel. Romance. Solitude. Rest…”, which aptly represents the various elements of their style, at times dreamy and distant, at times visceral and vital… Throughout the album, the combination of beautiful guitar and keyboard melodies, complex bass lines, and solid drumming create a very rich, full sound… Where Hearts Go Broke is an excellent album from a rising band, and I expect to see Hotels get a lot of attention this year.”

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