Foxboro Hot Tubs

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Foxboro Hot Tubs

The Foxboro Hot Tubs is an American garage rock band. The group made its first appearance on the music scene in December 2007, debuting three songs on its website, foxborohottubs.com. The page was deleted some months later now only showing a clock then taking you to their myspace page. Soon after, Foxboro Hot Tubs were discovered and subsequently made headlines, being heralded as the next secret side project of Green Day. [1] As of April 10, 2008, they have been confirmed to be Green Day. [2]

Formation

Foxboro Hot Tubs has been confirmed as Green Day. While the band's history is, as yet, unknown, they are comprised of the members of Green Day [3], who are performing "garage" music under a nom de plume. Fans of Foxboro Hot Tubs have noted, on the group's MySpace site, many musical similarities between the band and Green Day. Among the common traits listed are Billie Joe Armstrong's "unmistakable" vocals and guitar playing, and a rhythm section which recalls the sound of Green Day's own Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool.[4]

On December 8, 2007, Foxboro Hot Tubs' official website released the band's debut EP, Stop Drop and Roll, in streaming and downloadable mp3 formats, free of charge to the listener. Five days later, on December 13, the mp3s were taken off the website, which then displayed just a clock. The mp3s were reinstated on December 16, but were again removed and replaced with the clock; later the website was changed to simply redirect to the band's MySpace.

Soon after this the song "Mother Mary" became a hit on alternative rock radio, hitting #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The name "The Foxboro Hot Tubs" may be a reference to the upscale subdivision of Foxboro Heights near the city of Rodeo, California, where Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt grew up.

Stop Drop and Roll

Stop Drop and Roll is the first record from the band. The first six tracks of the album were made freely available on foxborohottubs.com, beginning on December 8, 2007. They have since been removed and replaced with a web site advertising the album. It is speculated that Stop Drop and Roll will be released on CD and vinyl.

Musically, the songs exhibit influences as diverse as The Stooges, Iggy Pop, The Smiths, The Hi-Fives, and Tommy James and the Shondells. Some have compared the band's sound to more modern acts, such as The Strokes, The Hives, Arctic Monkeys, Wir sind Helden and The Fratellis - all of whom share common influences with Foxboro Hot Tubs. Initial reports described the record as having a "'60s style" sound.[5].

One thing about the album which is markedly different from most acknowledged Green Day releases is its use of samples. On the initial release of the first six songs, audio clips from various classic films are inserted at the beginning of each track. For example, "Stop Drop and Roll" and "She's a Saint, Not a Celebrity" are preceded by samples from the 1966 film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, while "Ruby Room" contains a clip from the 1970 cult classic Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Green Day had not made use of samples since Kerplunk! in 1992 until the release of an American Idiot outtake, "Favorite Son" which appeared on the 2004 compilation album Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2.

Some of the album's lyrics seem to be reminiscent of the lyrics from Green Day's 2004 album American Idiot, most noticeably the use of religious imagery such as a character named Mother Mary, closely following the naming conventions of American Idiot characters "St. Jimmy" and "Jesus of Suburbia". There is also mention of being crucified in the song "She's a Saint, Not a Celebrity" (a title itself reminiscent of the American Idiot track "She's a Rebel", which included the lyrics "She's a rebel / She's a saint"). Additionally a common phrase from American Idiot (appearing repeatedly in both "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Homecoming") is "I don't care", with this phrase also being repeated in the Foxboro Hot Tubs song "Mother Mary". The use of the name "Jingle Town" is also a similarity; in American Idiot, "Jingle Town" is the name of the fictional suburban town in which Jesus of Suburbia lives, while the Foxboro Hot Tubs claims to be signed by the record label "Jingle Town Records". This is an almost dead giveaway that there is some sort of connection between the Foxboro Hot Tubs and Green Day.[6]

On March 25, 2008, six more song titles were revealed and one new song "The Pedestrian" appeared on the band's myspace. The band's site now confirms that "The Pedestrian" will be the album's next single.[7][1]

On April 3, 2008, the mailing list from GreenDay.com sent an email to everyone telling them they could purchase 'The Pedestrian' from Jingle Town Records. Proof that Green Day must have some connection with Foxboro Hot Tubs. [8]

The actual album Stop Drop And Roll, according to Amazon.com, is scheduled for release May 13th, 2008.

The entire album can now be downloaded at Rhapsody.com.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Chart positions

Year Title U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Mainstream Rock Album
2008 "Mother Mary" - #16 - Stop Drop and Roll

From 13 April the entire B-seide of the album was available to be bought as a mp3-download on the band's official downoad page. The B-side's line-up include:

7. Sally 8. Alligator 9. The Pedestrian 10. 27th Ave Shuffle 11. Dark Side Of Night 12. Pieces Of Truth

You could buy the entire B-side for $5.49 or one song for $0.99.

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Green Day side project releases new single NME - April 1, 2008
  2. ^ Green Day Authority, a dedicated fan site.
  3. ^ "New Green Day music?". Kerrang! magazine. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  4. ^ "Foxboro Hot Tubs' MySpace". Myspace. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  5. ^ "Green Day members form Foxboro Hot Tubs". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  6. ^ jingletownrecords - retrieved - April 01 2008
  7. ^ foxborohottubsdownload The Pedestrian download retrieved April 01 2008
  8. ^ greendayauthority
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