The Hotrats

The Hotrats
Origin	Oxford, England
Genres	Alternative rock, covers, Post-Punk Revival
Years active	2009–present
Labels	G&D Records Fat Possum Records Hostess Entertainment
Associated acts	Nigel Godrich Supergrass The Jennifers Diamond Hoo Ha Men
Website	Official website
Members
Gaz Coombes Danny Goffey

The Hotrats (originally the Diamond Hoo Ha Men) is a cover band formed by Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey as a side-project from their main band Supergrass. The band is named after Frank Zappa's album Hot Rats. The duo recorded a set of covers with producer Nigel Godrich for an album entitled Turn Ons in the vein of David Bowie's Pin Ups which was released in early 2010. They performed a short UK tour which included the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Since Supergrass announced they were to split, The Hotrats have joined with Air to perform The Virgin Suicides live for the first time, over several concert dates. So far this has included an appearance at the Théâtre de la Passerelle in Saint-Brieuc, as part of Festival Art Rock 2010.^[1][2]

They also recorded a cover of "Under My Thumb" for the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie, but currently remains unreleased.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		Heatseekers
2010	Turn Ons Release: January 25, 2010 Label: G&D Records Format: CD, LP, DI	40[4]

Singles

Year	Single	Album
2009	"Drive My Car"	Turn Ons
	"Damaged Goods/(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"
2010	"Pump It Up"

References

1. ^ Soligny, Jérôme (2010-05). "AIR ET HOT RATS (SUPERGRASS) JOUENT "THE VIRGIN SUICIDES"". Cite de la Musique. http://www.citedelamusique.fr/francais/evenement.aspx?id=10175. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
2. ^ Massé, Antoine (2010-05-20). "Air and the Hot Rats". Breizhmag. http://www.breizhmag.tv/Air-and-the-Hot-Rats_a540.html. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
3. ^ Track-by-track: Beck, Nigel Godrich, Emily Haines, Bryan Lee O'Malley & Edgar Wright dissect the 'Scott Pilgrim' music
4. ^ "Turn Ons - The Hotrats". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-songs#/album/the-hotrats/turn-ons/1313059. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 

External links

• www.thehotrats.com Official site
• www.myspace.com/thehotrats MySpace site.
• The Hotrats Interview