# Hot Loser

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Hot Loser
| type         = studio
| artist       = [Veal](/source/Veal_(band))
| cover        = Hotloser.jpg
| released     = {{start date|1996}}
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| year         = 1996
| next_title   = [Tilt O'Whirl](/source/Tilt_O'Whirl)
| next_year    = 1999
}}
'''''Hot Loser''''' is [Veal](/source/Veal_(band))'s first album. The album was released in 1996 in Canada.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flynn |first1=Andrew |title=Vancouver indie band Veal defying commercial pop |page=B6 |newspaper=Nanaimo Daily News |date=July 8, 2000}}</ref>

Critical reception was generally positive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Devlin |first1=Mike |title=Guitarist gets his fill with Veal |newspaper=Times Colonist |date=March 3, 2000 |page=D6 }}</ref> The album received a mixed review from [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)'s Gary Hill, who wrote, "At their best, they come across as a new version of [Camper Van Beethoven](/source/Camper_Van_Beethoven) or [Cracker](/source/Cracker_(band))."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Gary |title=Hot Loser |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-loser-mw0000064862 |website=Allmusic |access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref> Darren Gawle of ''Drop-D'' magazine also wrote a mixed review.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gawle |first1=Darren |title=Hot Loser: Veal |journal=Drop-D Magazine |date=March 14, 1998 |volume=2:40 |issue=89 |url=https://dropd.com/issue/89/CD/Veal/ |access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref>

In 2023, the album was made available on streaming services, corresponding to a reunion tour for Veal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doole |first1=Kerry |title=Music News Digest, Dec. 14, 2023 |url=https://ca.billboard.com/music-news-digest-dec-14-2023-the-tragically-hip-and-jake-gold-honoured-by-war-child |website=Billboard.com |date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
#"Sugar Pants" (3:17)
#"Mexico Texaco" (4:15)
#"Hot Loser, Part 1" (2:23)
#"Cauchemar" (2:59)
#"In Bed With the Pope" (2:54)
#"Down Again" (4:40)
#"Cheesecake" (6:01)
#"Nails & Snails" (4:00)
#"Two Heads" (3:24)
#"Almond Joy" (4:29)
#"Girlfriend" (3:19)
#"Apple" (0:54)

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Category:1996 albums
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