Hot Hot Heat recently released a new music video for “Kid Who Stays in the Picture,” a track from the band’s upcoming self-titled album, which will be released June 24. (That album also will be the band’s last.) Regarding the song, singer Steve Bays told Noisey: “‘Kid Who Stays in the Picture’ is about my best friend from childhood, who seemed clearly destined for fame. He was the best singer, actor, comedian, athlete… you name it. But as we grew up, I watched his laughter fade to seriousness as ‘real life’ eroded his sense of humor and wonder. He inadvertently taught me the importance of fighting to stay young at heart and holding onto your innocence for as long as you can, because once it’s gone, it’s gone. The lyrics are a bit of a mantra to stay hungry and passionate about selfish interests, so your conscious mind stays self aware and doesn’t get eaten up by the subconscious mind’s potentially lazy sense of doom.”
We haven’t seen Hot Hot Heat perform live in Los Angeles since their month-long residency at the Bootleg Theater in 2010. We’ll keep you posted if Hot Hot Heat has a return trip to L.A., Scenestar readers!
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