''Such Hot Blood'' is the third

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by American indie-rock band

The Airborne Toxic Event The Airborne Toxic Event is an American Rock music, rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006. It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Rodriguez (electric bass, backing vocal ...

. The album was released on April 30, 2013, by

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. The album debuted at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, in the first week of its release. It has sold 37,000 copies in the United States as of February 2015. It is the last album by the band to be recorded with their full original lineup with bassist Noah Harmon, who departed from the band in 2014.

Reception

''Such Hot Blood'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On

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, the album holds a score of 64/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". "''Such Hot Blood'' is at its best when it's at its most anthemic," argues '' Q''. "But they have light touch too: Anna Bulbrook's deft

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shows they're not afraid of intricacy and in Mikel Jollett they have one of the great wounded vocalists," writes reviewer John Aizlewood, giving the album a 4 out of 5 star rating.Aizlewood, John Q, November 2013. Record reviews. New releases. The Airborne Toxic Event - Such Hot Blood. P. 101

Track listing

Personnel

* Mikel Jollett – vocals, guitar, keyboards * Steven Chen – lead guitar, keyboards * Anna Bulbrook – keyboards, viola, backing vocals * Noah Harmon – bass guitar * Daren Taylor – drums

Charts

References

2013 albums The Airborne Toxic Event albums Island Records albums {{2010s-alt-rock-album-stub