Heat

Hot Press loved Colder's debut ‘Again’, from a few years back. We said it was "arty Gallic cool at its best" or something. But behind the austere façade, there was heart. And the problem with new effort Heat is that it’s got plenty of art but not enough of the red, raw stuff. There are moments – the plaintive ‘Fade Away’, the half-speed/full-speed ‘Downtown’ with its bluesy guitar and off-kilter stabs and the hip disco nouveau of ‘To The Music' where things warm up. Heat is a record that could do with a bit more charm, a bit more soul and a bit more fire.