Elevator (Hot Hot Heat album)

Elevator
Studio album by
Hot Hot Heat
ReleasedApril 4, 2005
RecordedSummer 2004
StudioSound City (Los Angeles), Larrabee East (Hollywood Hills)
GenreIndie rock
Length37:47
LabelSire
ProducerDave Sardy
Hot Hot Heat chronology
Make Up the Breakdown
(2002) 		Elevator
(2005) 		Happiness Ltd.
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Blender [2]
PopMatters [3]
Pitchfork Media(5.3/10) [4]
Rolling Stone [5]
Absolutepunk.net(8/10) [6]
Spin [7]
Stylus MagazineC [8]

Elevator is Hot Hot Heat's second studio album, released on April 4, 2005 internationally and a day later on April 5 in the United States, with an April 25 release in the UK. It ranked #57 in Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.[9]

It is the band's last album to feature original guitarist Dante DeCaro, who left after the recording of this album.

  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ Blender review Archived November 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (5 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". PopMatters.com.
  4. ^ Mitchum, Rob (3 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Pitchfork Media.
  5. ^ Hoard, Christian (7 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31.
  6. ^ Press, Garett (28 November 2005). "Hot Hot Heat - Elevator". AbsolutePunk.net.
  7. ^ Hermes, Will. "Hot Hot Heat, 'Elevator'". SPIN Media LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  8. ^ Powell, Mike (5 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-12-31.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Editors' Picks". Amazon.com. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2011.