Hot and Informed is a 7" and the debut release from the band Q and Not U

Q and Not U

Q and Not U was a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., signed to Dischord Records. Members John Davis, Harris Klahr, Christopher Richards, and Matt Borlik formed the band in 1998...

. It was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in November 1999 and released in April 2000 on Dischord/Desoto Records. It was produced and engineered by Ian MacKaye

Ian MacKaye

Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk bands Minor Threat and The Teen Idles, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well...

 and Don Zientara. Cover photography was taken by Shawn Brackbill on the Washington D.C. Metro system. This release is currently out of print

Out of print

Out of print refers to an item, typically a book , but can include any print or visual media or sound recording, that is in the state of no longer being published....

 on vinyl, but is now available in the mp3 format. "And The Washington Monument Blinks Goodnight" and "Kiss Distinctly America" were later re-recorded for the band's debut album, No Kill No Beep Beep

No Kill No Beep Beep

No Kill No Beep Beep was the debut album from Q and Not U that was released on October 24, 2000. It was produced and engineered by Ian MacKaye and Don Zientara...

, which was released in the fall of 2000.

Track listing

1. "And the Washington Monument Blinks Goodnight"
2. "Busy Lights, Busy Carpet"
3. "Kiss Distinctly American"