Triple Fire [Vinyl LP]

Since first splashing on to the Southern California circuit in the midaughts,Geneva Hottub (ne Garvin) quickly cemented herself as thequeen of the Los Angeles underground. Her immersive and unhingedmultimedia performances are the stuff of legend, a psychotropic galleryof masks, costumes, confrontation, and massive art installations.Hottub's recordings are equally revered, catchy hooks and crypticmoods dusted in 4-track grit. The arrival of her third official full-length,and Dais Records debut, is cause for such celebration. Triple Fire vividlyexpands and crystallizes Hottub's signature fusion of midnight melodyand mutant aerobics across a 12-track hit parade of wildcard synth-popand sly post-apocalyptic camp. Her enthusiasm for the album is as boldas her body of work: Halfway through, we started calling this the recordof the prophecy, the record that's going to save mankind.Opener Laps of Luxury sets the template - a strobe-lit dreamer'sdelight of swaggering synth bass, Haienda drum machinery, and sultryvocal spellcasting (