{"id":70358,"date":"2019-04-01T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=70358"},"modified":"2019-03-30T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T19:53:38","slug":"bad-bad-hats-lightning-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2019\/04\/01\/bad-bad-hats-lightning-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Bad Hats: Lightning Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright wp-image-70359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/250f70-20180817-bad-bad-hats-lightning-round_opt.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/250f70-20180817-bad-bad-hats-lightning-round_opt.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/250f70-20180817-bad-bad-hats-lightning-round_opt.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/250f70-20180817-bad-bad-hats-lightning-round_opt.jpg?resize=125%2C125&amp;ssl=1 125w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Bad Bad Hats are an indie quartet combining earnest songwriting with zaps of instrumental unpredictability. The band is made up of Kerry Alexander (vocals, guitar, synth, rhodes), Chris Hoge (vocals, guitar, bass, synth, rhodes, piano), Noah Boswell (guitar, bass, synth), and Connor Davison (vocals, drums, guitar, synth). <em>Lightning Round<\/em> is the band\u2019s sophomore album that was released this past August.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the live recording approach to this album, the Bad Bad Hats drew inspiration from Fleetwood Mac and channeled Neil Young in the studio. The sophistication shows; the instrumentals are noticeably more mature and seasoned than their debut album and EP. <em>Lightning Round<\/em> offers a continuation of the upbeat love songs and meaningful lyrics found on their first release, <em>Psychic Reader<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To really get a flavor for the maturation of the group, check out \u201cNothing Gets Me High.\u201d It perfectly showcases the variability of Alexander\u2019s vocals and seamlessly incorporates the synth. Just as bold, are \u201cTalk With Your Hands\u201d and \u201cAutomatic\u201d which both offer buoyant lyrics and showcase the breadth of the band. <em>Lightning Round<\/em> is not to be ignored, it manages to incorporate the Bad Bad Hat\u2019s youthful charm with their signature melodies.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nRecommended If You Like: Sjowgren, Ratboys, The Greeting Committee<br \/>\nRecommended Tracks: 5 (\u201cNothing Gets Me High\u201d), 6 (\u201cTalk With Your Hands\u201d), 8 (\u201cAutomatic\u201d)<br \/>\nDo Not Play: None<br \/>\nWritten by Amy Shea on 03\/28\/2019 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightning Round is not to be ignored, it manages to incorporate the Bad Bad Hat\u2019s youthful charm with their signature melodies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21359,"featured_media":70359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[8305,8164,8322],"class_list":["post-70358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock-rotation","tag-amy-shea","tag-bad-bad-hats","tag-lightning-round"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/250f70-20180817-bad-bad-hats-lightning-round_opt.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}