Hot Rod Circuit - The Underground Is a Dying Breed

Title: The Underground Is a Dying Breed Artist: Hot Rod Circuit Release Date: 3/20/2007 Re-Released On: 7/27/2007 Label: Immortal, Tiefdruck Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 827596003426, 4030816195269 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Emo Moods: Bitter, Earnest, Energetic, Rousing, Cynical/Sarcastic, Fun, Passionate, Urgent, Angst-Ridden, Cathartic, Confrontational, Lively, Rebellious, Reflective, Witty, Intense, Intimate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Stateside
2. Vampire
3. Battleship
4. What We Believe In
5. 45's
6. Holding on to Nothing
7. US Royalty
8. Ventricle
9. Spit You Out
10. Cali
11. 6-8
12. Camo [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Immortal 60034 2007 CD Tiefdruck 047

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Hot Rod Circuit might never break out of the underground -- underrated and destined to always be mentioned second to peers like the Get Up Kids and Saves the Day -- but that won't be for lack of talent. The Underground Is a Dying Breed is full of all the familiar hooks and heartfelt vocals that Andy Jackson and crew do so well, though it's all done with more bright immediacy this time around, a fact that will certainly help win back some of the fans disappointed in 2004's Reality's Coming Through. There's a Southern warmth that permeates the tracks (not a country feel, just a warmth), even more apparent in songs like "Stateside" and "Vampire," which indeed have a subtle twang. "U.S. Royalty" and the excellent "Battleship" sound like classic Hot Rod Circuit, managing to be simultaneously fresh and invigorating, comforting and familiar; it's what emo sounded like before it just became synonymous with awkward haircuts and hypersensitivity. Elsewhere, "Spit You Out" crackles with urgency before the churning "Cali" finds Jackson's oft-sweet if not slightly worn voice doused in gravelly defiance for a forceful delivery unnervingly close to Say Anything's Max Bemis. It all adds up to a pretty damn enjoyable album that, while not the best the band has ever written, is still an extremely solid and effective release, proving that regardless of whether the underground is really dying around them or not, Hot Rod Circuit are very much alive. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Jackson Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Group Member, Engineer, Guitar Brona Tracking Casey Prestwood Group Member, Guitar, Pedal Steel Dan Duggins Drums, Group Member Daniel Sena Marketing Isaac Rentz Layout Design James Curtis Tracking Jason Markey A&R Joe Balaro Group Member, Bass Kate Cafaro Publicity Sir Dizzy D Tracking Stephan Doitschinoff Artwork Tim O'Heir Engineer, Mixing, Drum Engineering Tory Danes Violin