The Pack a.d. unveils the lead single off their upcoming album!

Mint Recording Artists from Vancouver, The Pack a.d. , are getting set to release their new album Unpersons and are celebrating by revealing the album cover and offering up the first single "Sirens" as a free download.

From the band: "Sirens" original name was Hoot as in literally what I am doing in the chorus. Then I wrote the lyrics and it became about an ancient undersea monster. But you needn't fear because Becky's back has wings.

New Hot Panda video for "Evil Nature"!!!

Magnet premiers the second single from Hot Panda's new album!

"Synth-rock quartet Hot Panda recorded its sophomore album, How Come I’m Dead (Mint), in a whirlwind one-week session at JC/DC Studio in Vancouver with the help of New Pornographer John Collins. The first single, “Mindlessnesslessness,” captures this urgency with spiraling keyboards and an ever-persistent drum beat. An unanticipated downtempo finish adds a touch of sweetness to this otherwise fantastically manic track. Download “Mindlessnesslessness” below, and if you are feeling creative, make your own remix here. And as a bonus, MAGNET is proud to premiere album track “Masculinity,” which you can also download below." Click on over to Magnet and download "Masculinity"

Hot Panda interviewed in Verbicide Magazine!

"How Come I’m Dead? is manic, full of frenzied guitars, cute melodies, gentle asides that calm things down nicely (piano downpours and gales of horns), and, for the most part, songs that inspire some form of movement or air punching: an undercurrent of anxiety swells with each track, as if menace and danger are just around the corner, stretching their limbs, lying in wait." Read the full feature interview over at Verbicide!

After impressive sets at CMJ and Pop Montreal, Hot Panda are happy to announce a West Coast tour in December!

Tour Dates:
12.03.10 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
12.04.10 - Victoria, BC @ Logan's Pub
12.05.10 - Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern
12.06.10 - Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur
12.07.10 - Portland, OR @ the Woods
12.08.10 - San Francisco, CA @ the Hemlock
12.09.10 - Los Angeles, CA @ the Echo
12.11.10 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
12.15.10 - Lethbridge, AB @ the Slice
12.16.10 - Calgary, AB @ the Marquee
12.17.10 - Edmonton, AB @ the Pawn Shop

What folks are saying:
"Edmonton, Canada's Hot Panda recorded its new album, How Come I’m Dead?, during the Winter 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. The chaos of the time is reflected in the music, as Hot Panda weaves an anarchic medley of sounds and styles into its sophomore album." CMJ

"The album may be call How Come I'm Dead?, but Hot Panda aren't lifeless, not even close!" Exclaim

"They sound like the kind of band you’d like to have in your backyard, tearing it up while you bite into the most delicious pancakes you’ve ever tasted. They sound like the start of a weird, sunny day. Get into it." 'Sup Magazine

"More impressively, Hot Panda naturally flow in and out of all styles of high-intensity rock without overreaching. “Evil Nature” moves from blasts of noisy shredding to blissful pop without skipping a beat. “Pools” is a giddy shot of swaggering bravado. “Mindlessnesslessness” is spastic electro-pop in the vein of Brainiac. This is rock music with an abundance of attitude to match the plentiful hooks, the sort of thing we used to expect from guitar-driven bands as a requisite." Stereo Subversion

Hot Panda streams their brand new album in its entirety at Spinner.com!

Hot Panda's brand new album, How Come I'm Dead?, is out today via Mint Records!! You can preview the whole album at Spinner.com for one week only!

Early Raves:

"A quirky indie act well on their way up—having played all the requisite festivals and won opening spots for appropriately big names Hot Panda could be on the verge of a major explosion, thanks to the raucous and creative energy of their sophomore LP, How Come I’m Dead?" - Phrequency

"They sound like the kind of band you’d like to have in your backyard, tearing it up while you bite into the most delicious pancakes you’ve ever tasted. They sound like the start of a weird, sunny day. Get into it." - 'Sup Magazine

"Hot Panda’s “Mindlessnesslessness” strikes a mainline on a mother lode of inner freak. Bombastic vocals courtesy of Chris Connelly splay out over Heath Parsons’s kitschy synths and Maghan Campbell’s stomping beats." - One Track Mind

"Whether it's the engaging back-and-forth vocals on "Pools" or the gritty groove of "Fuck Shit Up/Hell Hey Hex" or the infectious keyboard line of "Mindlessnesslessness", the band can hit your indie pop funny bone..." - Snob's Music

Hot Panda want you (to remix a song from their new record)!

Mint Records' Hot Panda is just a few short days from the release of their sophomore album! How Come I'm Dead? comes out next Tuesday and you'll find dreamy noise, circus freak dance numbers, heartbreaking country ballads with screeching metal guitar solos, lovely pop harmonies, psychedelic drones, and straight up pop/rock numbers. Recently added to this year's CMJ Music Marathon, the band is inviting fans, friends and musicians to try their hand at remixing the album's lead single, "Mindlessnesslessness".

Now, what are you waiting for? Grab and share the song stems for the remix and start your creation. Send your completed remix to info@mintrecs.com by November 12th. The winner shall receive a prize pack of Hot Panda goodness including a t-shirt, vinyl, the band's signature hot sauce and, here's the big one, their remix will be included on the upcoming Mint Records compilation. Runners up will be posted on the Mint Records and Hot Panda websites.

Stereo Subversion gives us a sneak preview at the upcoming Hot Panda album

"The Canadian foursome misleadingly open their latest with some heavy organ and off-key chanting on “Membership Fees (Intro)”, but once that track comes to a close, Hot Panda go great guns until they reach the ethereal outro. More impressively, Hot Panda naturally flow in and out of all styles of high-intensity rock without overreaching. “Evil Nature” moves from blasts of noisy shredding to blissful pop without skipping a beat. “Pools” is a giddy shot of swaggering bravado. “Mindlessnesslessness” is spastic electro-pop in the vein of Brainiac. This is rock music with an abundance of attitude to match the plentiful hooks, the sort of thing we used to expect from guitar-driven bands as a requisite." Daniel Kirschenbaum, Stereo Subversion

Download Hot Panda's "Mindlessnesslessness" from their upcoming release, How Come I'm Dead?, out on Mint Records October 12th!

Download Hot Panda's "Mindlessnesslessness" from their upcoming release, How Come I'm Dead?, out on Mint Records October 12th!