Hot Chelle Rae
's 2009 debut album,
Lovesick Electric
, features the Nashville band's propulsive and radio-friendly emo and post-punk-influenced dance-rock. Showcasing the talents of vocalist
Ryan Keith Follese
, guitarist
Nash Overstreet
, drummer
Jamie Follese
, and bassist
{|Ian Keaggy|}
, the album also features production from alt-rock masterminds
{|Butch Walker|}
and
{|Eric Valentine|}
. These are engaging, melodic, danceable, and passionate songs that bring to mind the yearning emo-pop of
{|Metro Station|}
along with the '80s-influenced dance-rock sound of
{|the Killers|}
.
{|Lovesick Electric|}
includes the singles "I Like to Dance" and "Bleed." ~ Matt Collar