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Mar 18, 2025Ultimately, HotWax prove that their brand of grunge rock can simultaneously serve as an escape and an exorcism, which can be as messy and exhilarating as life itself. Hot Shock provides a snapshot of a band at that pivotal moment where potential transforms into power.
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Mar 7, 2025As is often the case with such acts, the anarchic energy doesn’t quite translate to their debut, ‘Hot Shock’, but it nevertheless serves as a largely enjoyable opening statement. The most interesting moments arrive at the back end of the record.
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Mar 7, 2025Admittedly, there’s not much in the way of dynamic surprises here - save for the acoustic-led closer ‘Pharmacy’, perhaps - but for a debut album, it’s a distilled demonstration of their talents thus far.