Hot Rumour: MMXVI
Hot Rumour
MMXVI
(self-released)
Los Angelesâ Hot Rumour presents impassioned, alternative music on their debut EP, MMXVI. âAlienâ has a church-like organ bleeding through with Josh Ficchiâs tribal beating and Aaron Ficchiâs high warble thrusting us into a heavy, heady, yet very singable brew. âRun to Meâ has a good, heavy, snap beat, a plink-able single note behind Aaronâs very sexy delivery. This one is a big single-like tune, swirling and naughty between metallic stomps in the verse and a roiling chorus; itâs great stuff, really. Even the very commercial âuh uh ohâ refrain is super effective and infectious. Frankie Siragusa has his arpeggiated synth work cut out for him on the jumpy âTwo Days to Millennium,â countering Aaronâs rhythm guitar and the heavy push in an over-driven chorus. The plinky piano and wacka-wack, almost John Lennon-like spike guitar in âPsychoâ mixes great with Aaronâs warble. There are good backing vocals here as well. This is one of the more interesting tunes here, on an EP of very interesting tunes, indeed. Of all six here though, âAll Going to Hellâ probably works best for me, showcasing this trio firing on all pistons. The song makes full use of the players featuring guitar, the drums understated in the plodding, keys-laden production mix and I feel this is Aaronâs best reach of his wonderful voice. MMXVI is a solid offering of thickly woven, well-played, well-written songs from a band who obviously have their sound well in hand.