29-11-2011, 11:41
online listen
slickly produced is an understatement
dance/pop heavy
already a smash hit here with the clip
girl teens will love it
1.3
from the album - Tonight Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzlNFcT2aOE
released Nov 29th, 2011
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Bio
Hot Chelle Rae took shape in 2005, balancing the polished sounds of mainstream pop with energized, guitar-heavy
dance-rock. Vocalist Ryan Keith Follese, guitarist Nash Overstreet, drummer Jamie Follese, and bassist Ian Keaggy
had all grown up in musical households; the former three were raised by A-list Nashville songwriters, while
Keaggy's father was a Grammy-nominated guitarist. As a result, the band wasted little time carving out a commercial
sound, resulting in a label offer from Jive Records in 2008. Recording quickly commenced on a debut album, with
both Butch Walker and Eric Valentine lending their help to the project, and the resulting Lovesick Electric
appeared in 2009. The band returned in 2011 with Whatever, which featured a big hit single "Tonight Tonight."
Album Review
Hot Chelle Rae will never be mistaken for serious artists. Their second album, Whatever, sports a sound slicker
than Turtle Wax and is light enough to blow away in a gentle breeze. The guitars sound as real as Velveeta, the
vocals are seriously smooth and grit-free, and the songs are about as deep as a kiddie pool. These sound like
criticisms, and they are if you are looking for ârealâ music played by guys who âmean it." However, these can be
considered points in HCR's favor, considering they are a band that combines the strut of Maroon 5 with the easy
swagger of old-school lunkheads like Smash Mouth and Sugar Ray; adds a tiny, tiny bit of emo emotion; uses every
production trick available to even the least schooled producer; and packs every song with a huge singalong hook
that even the strongest pop haters might find imprinted on their brains after hearing it twice in a mall. You donât
need grit or reality if thatâs the kind of band you are; it would just get in the way. Instead, HCR unleash an
albumâs worth of poppy jams like âTonight Tonight,â âRadio,â and âDowntown Girlâ that will please the sing-into-
your-hairbrush crowd, the bedroom dancers, the mall rats, and the occasional nostalgic old-timers who remember the
age of âAll Starâ and âEvery Morningâ with fondness. It may not be a formula designed for critical acclaim or
longevity, but pop music has always been exactly like this and HCR would make Bobby Vee, the Archies, and the New
Radicals proud.
Track Listing
1. I Like It Like That Feat. New Boyz
2. Tonight Tonight
3. Honestly
4. Keep You With Me
5. Radio Feat. Bei Maejor
6. Whatever
7. Forever Unstoppable
8. Why Don't You Love Me Feat. Demi Lovato
9. Downtown Girl
10. Beautiful Freaks
11. The Only One
slickly produced is an understatement
dance/pop heavy
already a smash hit here with the clip
girl teens will love it
1.3
from the album - Tonight Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzlNFcT2aOE
released Nov 29th, 2011
from all music
Bio
Hot Chelle Rae took shape in 2005, balancing the polished sounds of mainstream pop with energized, guitar-heavy
dance-rock. Vocalist Ryan Keith Follese, guitarist Nash Overstreet, drummer Jamie Follese, and bassist Ian Keaggy
had all grown up in musical households; the former three were raised by A-list Nashville songwriters, while
Keaggy's father was a Grammy-nominated guitarist. As a result, the band wasted little time carving out a commercial
sound, resulting in a label offer from Jive Records in 2008. Recording quickly commenced on a debut album, with
both Butch Walker and Eric Valentine lending their help to the project, and the resulting Lovesick Electric
appeared in 2009. The band returned in 2011 with Whatever, which featured a big hit single "Tonight Tonight."
Album Review
Hot Chelle Rae will never be mistaken for serious artists. Their second album, Whatever, sports a sound slicker
than Turtle Wax and is light enough to blow away in a gentle breeze. The guitars sound as real as Velveeta, the
vocals are seriously smooth and grit-free, and the songs are about as deep as a kiddie pool. These sound like
criticisms, and they are if you are looking for ârealâ music played by guys who âmean it." However, these can be
considered points in HCR's favor, considering they are a band that combines the strut of Maroon 5 with the easy
swagger of old-school lunkheads like Smash Mouth and Sugar Ray; adds a tiny, tiny bit of emo emotion; uses every
production trick available to even the least schooled producer; and packs every song with a huge singalong hook
that even the strongest pop haters might find imprinted on their brains after hearing it twice in a mall. You donât
need grit or reality if thatâs the kind of band you are; it would just get in the way. Instead, HCR unleash an
albumâs worth of poppy jams like âTonight Tonight,â âRadio,â and âDowntown Girlâ that will please the sing-into-
your-hairbrush crowd, the bedroom dancers, the mall rats, and the occasional nostalgic old-timers who remember the
age of âAll Starâ and âEvery Morningâ with fondness. It may not be a formula designed for critical acclaim or
longevity, but pop music has always been exactly like this and HCR would make Bobby Vee, the Archies, and the New
Radicals proud.
Track Listing
1. I Like It Like That Feat. New Boyz
2. Tonight Tonight
3. Honestly
4. Keep You With Me
5. Radio Feat. Bei Maejor
6. Whatever
7. Forever Unstoppable
8. Why Don't You Love Me Feat. Demi Lovato
9. Downtown Girl
10. Beautiful Freaks
11. The Only One
