NME — Singer says official version of ‘Old Friends 4 Sale’ was ‘too tame’ more info

KEXP Seattle — Last month, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor released his sophomore solo-album Piano. During a set at Manchester’s Granada Studios, Taylor performed a few tracks off the album as well as a cover of Prince‘s rare track “Old Friends 4 Sale.” It’s a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Listen to Alexis' spare, solo piano take on Parade outtake "Old Friends 4 Sale." Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor recently released his second solo LP Piano, a beautiful collection of live covers and original material performed unadorned and unaccompanied on the titular instrument. A few weeks ago Taylor visited Manchester’s historic... more info

Guardian Music — The singer has stripped everything back for his solo album,​ Piano. It’s inspired by divorce, John Lennon and, yes, random pet sounds. Is there anything he can draw on to give the Guardian​ a lesson?Alexis Taylor looks at the gra... more info

DrownedInSound — A fine album in its own right, and also offers a musical education for the listener beyond Taylor's own output more info

Guardian Music — (Moshi Moshi) Having mastered clever, chart-friendly dance-pop, Hot Chip have reached the point where they can do pretty much whatever they please. For singer Alexis Taylor, that has meant exploring jazz and funk with side-project About Group, and ge... more info

Consequence of Sound — Hot Chip frontman delivers a melancholy new solo record dedicated to a single instrument. more info

NME — It's a stripped down affair, simply piano and voice more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Hot Chip frontman Alexis Taylor has announced that he'll release a solo album, Piano, on June 10 via Moshi Moshi. It's a piano-and-vocal album that includes some reinterpretations of his own songs (and some by other people), and the first s... more info