People can accuse Interpol and The Strokes all they want of shamelessly capitalizing on supposedly undeserved hype, but the one band that took in praise from numerous corners of the music press that left me cold is Hot Hot Heat. Make Up The Breakdown is a decent record, but that's about it. "No Not Now" is rather catchy, "Bandages" is grating, and everything else is rather ho-hum. Take a group of good-looking guys, make them perform herky-jerky new-wave, and you have instant praise and success. Too bad there's no substance or replay value.