Make Up the Breakdown
| Make Up the Breakdown | ||||
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| Released | October 8, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 32:00 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Hot Hot Heat, Jack Endino | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| NME | 9/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Spin | 8/10[11] |
Make Up the Breakdown is the debut album by Hot Hot Heat, following the release of the Knock Knock Knock EP. It was released on October 8, 2002. It was ranked the 20th best album of the year on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2002.[12]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naked in the City Again" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "No, Not Now" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Get In or Get Out" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Bandages" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Oh, Goddamnit" | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Aveda" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "This Town" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Talk to Me, Dance with Me" | 2:49 |
| 9. | "Save Us S.O.S." | 3:47 |
| 10. | "In Cairo" | 4:54 |
Personnel
[edit]- Hot Hot Heat – producer
- Dante DeCaro – guitar
- Steve Bays – keyboards, vocals
- Dustin Hawthorne – bass guitar
- Paul Hawley – drums
- Craig Aaronson – A&R
- Ed Brooks – mastering
- Jack Endino – producer, engineer, mixing
- John Goodmanson – mixing
- Patrick Hawley
- Tony Kiewel – A&R
- Jesse LeDoux – design
- Brian Tamborello – photography
- Chris Walla – engineer, mixing
Charts
[edit]Album
[edit]Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Heatseekers | 8 |
| 2003 | The Billboard 200 | 146 |
| 2004 | Top Heatseekers | 3 |
| 2004 | Top Independent Albums | 5 |
Singles
[edit]Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Bandages" | Modern Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 2003 | "Talk to Me, Dance with Me" | Modern Rock Tracks | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Reviews for Make Up The Breakdown by Hot Hot Heat". Metacritic. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Make Up the Breakdown – Hot Hot Heat". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Entertainment Weekly ("Listen 2 This" supplement): 14. November 2002.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (March 28, 2003). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". The Guardian. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Bronson, Kevin (October 13, 2002). "Hot Hot Heat 'Make Up the Breakdown' SubPop". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Mojo (113): 98. April 2003.
- ^ Johns, Darren (April 8, 2003). "Hot Hot Heat : Make Up The Breakdown". NME. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Mitchum, Rob (November 10, 2002). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Q (201): 109. April 2003.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (December 12, 2002). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up The Breakdown". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Pappademas, Alex (December 2002). "Hot Hot Heat, 'Make Up the Breakdown' (Sub Pop)". Spin. 18 (12): 138. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2002". Pitchfork. 1 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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