Hot Motion
The British psych-rockers’ third album boasts studied musicianship and strong arrangements—and very little else.
At A time when standalone singles are king, Temples’ new drop is deliciously complex as well as cohesive. The third album from the Kettering-formed trio dabbles with darker themes driven by primal instincts. Title track Hot Motion sets the tone in a song about “the tensions of desire, dreams and nightmares”.
These days, if a band makes it as far as a third full-length album it can be counted as something of a triumph in and of itself.
Temples have been around long enough to know their strengths. The Kettering band work with a purpose, which usually results in sublime, melodic writing,