The Hot Lies formed in early 2004 as an alternative rock band in Adelaide with three former members of The Killchoir Project: Jared Brown on drums, Benjamin Pix on rhythm guitar and Pete Wood on lead vocals; they were joined by
Leaton Rose (ex-
I Killed the Prom Queen) on bass guitar and Josh Delsar (ex-Day of Contempt) on lead guitar. They released a
demo, "Bullets and Blacklines": it was home-recorded, and was put on high rotation by national radio broadcaster,
Triple J, in March 2004. In August 2004 they released an extended play,
Streets Become Hallways, which spent 30+ weeks on the AIR Indie Charts, and later re-entered the charts at No. 17. The band toured supported
Alexisonfire,
After the Fall and
28 Days. Later the Hot Lies toured with
Sum 41 and
Yellowcard, and then with
Good Charlotte and
Kisschasy.
Blunt magazine and
Rolling Stone labelled them one of their bands to watch in 2005. The Hot Lies released another five-track EP,
Heart Attacks and Callous Acts (EP), in September 2005, which appeared in the top 40 on the
ARIA Singles Chart. Their single, "Emergency! Emergency!", was released in August 2007 a month ahead of their debut album,
Ringing in the Sane. "Emergency! Emergency!" included the title song, and their cover version of "Time After Time", which was a crowd favourite, and an acoustic version of "Ghosts and Mirrors".
Ringing in the Sane received national radio airplay from
5ADL and Triple J. The album reached the top 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart. == Discography ==