May 17, 2009 | Apricot Rail Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “The perfect soundtrack to some time-lapse Belgian art-house film about clouds or migrating ducks” Xpress
May 14, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “it’s ravishing to get as good an album as Hotels’ second effort Where Hearts Go Broke… the album brings synth-pop to the 21st century… definitely one of the better albums I’ve heard this year… hang around for album...
May 12, 2009 | Reviews, Sleeping Me Reviews
Excerpt: “‘Legs Like Gravestone’, quite a magnificent, nightmarish title, is minimalism to the max. A most elegant tune, and a bit reminiscent of some of the Constellation bands, say Godspeed You Black Emperor! – before take-off… The song...
May 4, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Where Hearts Go Broke is what I’d call quality indie music! The opener ‘Hydra’ is a belter which sucks you into the album’s pure pop charms. Ludicrously catchy pop songs played in a sort of electro pop post-punk kind of way....
May 4, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Think Giardini di Mirò’s the only ‘Italian instrumental rock’ outfit worth listening to? Not if HC-B has anything to say about it, as proven by the Sicilian quintet’s explosive, fifty-five-minute opus Soundcheck for a Missing...
Apr 23, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “With angular guitars, sober vocals, omnipresent synths, and a taste for the cinematic, Hotels come off like the ultimate ’80s soundtrack band, something akin to a cross between the dreamy haze of M83 and the angsty garage rock of The...
