BLACK VINYL

Squirrel Nut Zippers' second album, Hot, was one of the most surprising success stories of 1997. Like the group's debut, The Inevitable, Hot is comprised entirely of good-natured, if slightly tongue-in-cheek, postmodern big-band music. The band has nailed the sound of jump blues and swinging jazz, and if the Zippers don't have the chops of real big bands, they do have enthusiasm and a sense of humor. Of course, for purists of the genre, that collegiate sense of humor might make Hot a little unbearable, especially those instances when Katharine Whalen sounds uncannily like Billie Holiday, only without the substance. For those willing to overlook such things, they'll find Hot to be a good time, filled with songs nearly as infectious as the group's breakthrough hit, "Hell."

A1        Got My Own Thing Now
A2        Put A Lid On It
A3        Memphis Exorcism
A4        Twilight
A5        It Ain't You
A6        Prince Nez
B1        Hell
B2        Meant To Be
B3        Bad Businessman
B4        Flight Of The Passing Fancy
B5        Blue Angel
B6        The Interlocutor