Hot Panda - How Come I'm Dead

Edmonton Canada's Hot Panda recorded their sophomore album, 'How Come I'm Dead?' in less than a week during the midst of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic chaos. The band wanted it to sound alive, spontaneous, lo-fi, and playful, in line with the vibrant quirkiness of similar records by Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, and The Flaming Lips. On 'How Come I'm Dead?', you'll find dreamy noise, circus freak dance numbers,
heartbreaking country ballads with screeching metal guitar solos, lovely pop harmonies, psychedelic drones, and straight up pop/rock numbers. There is even a grindy techno song and a hip-hop track, which includes a bass scratch solo and enough f-bombs to earn them an adult content warning sticker. Yet, there is a sense of lightheartedness throughout the record, with enough common threads that the Hot Panda-ness still shines bright.

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