I was able to meet up with Paul Hawley (drummer) and Luke Paquin (guitarist) from Hot Hot Heat on a rainy Friday night at the Horse Shoe Tavern during a sound check. Here is how it went.

Q. As you were just signed on with Dine Alone records how is that working out for you?

Paquin - “So far everyone's been pretty nice, as it's only the first day.”

Hawley - (jokes) “They might see us play and revoke it! Everyone has been very good and it's been a smooth transition.”

Q. Since your last album Elevator, you have changed a bit of your style and sound. Do you consider this a new chapter and do you like it?

Hawley — “Definitely a new chapter — we even considered changing the name (fortunately and unfortunately we didn't), it feels as if we are moving in a new direction, new studio and a new outlook and enthusiasm, not to mention a new bass player (Parker Bossley).”

Paquin — “Every single album we have put out has been super different from the last one — probably to our detriment. Luckily, the fans understand that from us and get where were coming from. We still sound like the little goofy guys we always were and that will never go away. We definitely are goofs.”

Q. Your new album is out in July? Or so says your MySpace.

Paquin — “Yeah, it's been a while. We have just been getting things set up with the label, we finished it a while ago. It has been the craziest stuff we have ever done, we had the hardest time learning our own songs for the tour. We wrote them, learned them, and forgot them and then learned them again. It's more technically challenging stuff but we think it's been the most fun. It feels as there is a new enthusiasm for the band and project and we're very excited to see where it goes.”

Q. Right now, 2010 is a new era for music, for artists and fans, how is it to be a Canadian band?

Hawley — “Truthfully I don't think there has ever been a better time to be a Canadian band, and apparently my hair straightener keeps dying and apparently if you're in a Canadian band you have to keep your hair straight, we kind of gave up on that though. But really some of the best bands are coming out of Canada so it's not a bad place to be.

It wrapped up with some laughs and some crazy stories, which were agreed to have been exaggerated, but all in all this band is really back on track and can't wait to start touring again and do their thing.

Their new album is set to be out sometime in July but an exact release date for Future Breeds has not been revealed. It has been three years since their last release.