The Hotrats

The Hotrats
Origin	Oxford, England
Genres	Alternative rock, Post-Punk Revival
Years active	2009–2011
Labels	G&D Records Fat Possum Records Hostess Entertainment
Members	Gaz Coombes Danny Goffey
Website	Official website

The Hotrats (originally the Diamond Hoo Ha Men) were a cover band formed by Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey as a side-project from their main band Supergrass. The band were 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 this currently remains unreleased.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

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

Singles

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

References

1. Soligny, Jérôme (May 2010). "AIR ET HOT RATS (SUPERGRASS) JOUENT "THE VIRGIN SUICIDES"". Cite de la Musique. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
2. Massé, Antoine (20 May 2010). "Air and the Hot Rats". Breizhmag. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
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. Retrieved 28 February 2010.

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