PRESS:
"Featuring swooping choruses ("Shes Got To Go"), chugging pleas ("Have You Seen This Girl") and the obligatory arena rock sound ("5th of July"), Beta has the major label sound and will soon be money in the bank."
<b>-AbsolutePunk.net (Tony Pascarella)

"Named one of the top 4 unsigned bands at this years SXSW"
"Beta comes across as a collection of hits as opposed to a typical album, each track a radio-ready dance rock single."
-Kings of A&R (www.kingsofar.com)

"Beta is the debut full-length from DCs Hotspur. Although self-released, there are more hits on this record than a NOW compilation. High energy pop rock, complete with handclaps and woah ohs, tied together with dancey bass lines and keys throughout make each song on the album and exciting as the song before and force your ass to shake uncontrollably."
-Altsounds (www.altsounds.com)

"...truly the next big thing in alternative rock. I will be disappointed if they haven’t graced the cover of ‘Spin’ or ‘AP’ in a year or two. As for now, they are just underappreciated and absolutely talented."
-Estrella Zine (www.estrellaonline.com)

"This is a debut? It’s self-assured and confident enough to be a third or fourth album, at least despite its self-effacing title. Seriously, somebody sign these guys already."
-Pop Matters (Mike Schiller)

“That's the beauty of "Beta," its part pop, part punk, with blistering guitars and occasional disco beat. And it rocks - hard.”
-Potomac News (Josh Eiserike)

“Kicking off the concert, Hotspur brought energy and quality music... Their ending song, the climax of their performance, "She's Got to Go" perfectly demonstrated their exciting sound. Be sure to listen to that and other songs on hotspurmusic.com and keep the lookout for Hotspur.”
-The Johns Hopkins News-Letter (Ashley Wietsma)

“Excellent songwriting, amazing vocals, tight rhythm section and distinctive guitar work: A mix close to perfection!”
-The Music Vault


BIO:
In a little over a year, Hotspur has gone from hype machine to the hardest working band in music. Hotspur burst onto the radar seemingly out of nowhere in the Spring of '06, after a blistering showcase at SxSW. Endorsements from industry websites such as Kings of A&R followed, and licensing deals with MTV came soon thereafter.

Showcases and talks with labels came and went, and despite heavy interest in the bands infectious songs, their lack of experience showed through. This only strengthened the bands resolve—and in August 2006 they independently released their first full-length album "Beta" to rave reviews, and headed out on the road. They tirelessly began promoting the band, spending every free moment doing whatever it took to make new fans, and they haven't stopped since.

It has been said that a band is only as strong as it’s fan base. One year after appearing out of nowhere at SxSW, Hotspur fans are cropping up all over the country. Though based in Maryland, they’ve played sold out shows as far as Chicago and North Carolina. And the fans don’t stop there. In March ’07 Hotspur entered the Smartpunk competition to play Warped Tour, a contest based entirely on fan voting; and despite the intimidating presence of dozens of indie and major label bands, they earned a spot on the tour. And while this might be a shock to many, if you're a fan of this band you could've seen it coming. As one fan put it, "they make you want to spend all your time helping them get more well known, cause you always see them killing themselves to do the same."

As for the music? They've been described as the sound of rock music evolving. Taking unabashed punk-rock intensity and dance floor energy, boxing it up into chords and melodies, then spraying on a shiny pop veneer and dropping a Korg Triton on it, Hotspur can be more succinctly described as catchy as hell. They’ve got a sound, they’ve got songs and they’ve got a great live show—but their biggest asset of all is the connection they have with their fans.