Guardian Music — Hot Chip seek inspiration in the 80s on this first taste of their forthcoming album – if you can only bear to watchIn an interview with Pitchfork on Thursday, Hot Chip's Joe Goddard explained that one of the band's big inspirations for their forthc... more info

XLR8R — After more than a decade of well-received writing and performing, four critically and commercially successful albums, and even a top-ten hit, Hot Chip has cemented itself as one of the UK's premier electronic acts. But with success comes elevate... more info

Stereogum — When Joe Goddard isn’t co-leading Hot Chip with Alexis Taylor, he’s half of the dance project the 2 Bears, alongside fellow producer Raf Rundell. The 2 Bears have remixed Death Cab For Cutie’s single “You Are A Tourist” for Death Cab’s fo... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Homework Mix by DJ Hotsauce 01. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco (Para One Remix) 02. Nero – Crush On You (Brodinksi Remix) 03. Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf (Mickey Fortune Remix) 04. Klever – Let The Music Play 05. Carte Blanche feat. Alexis Taylo... more info

NME — Alexis Taylor hopes to release their next album in the first half of 2012 more info

Metalsucks — Horns up for readers Alexis Taylor, Kyle Palmer, Eric Josi, and Andy Kiss! They each correctly identified last week’s logo as belonging to the band Nihlotep. For their troubles, they each get a copy of Turbid North’s kick-ass album, Orogeny, whi... more info

Guardian Music — Clapham Common, LondonAs per its name, this one-day south London festival has made a point of booking acts renowned for doing themselves proud in the dissipation stakes. But the supply of hardcore hedonists still capable of playing a coherent set is ... more info

Guardian Music — The lead singer of Hot Chip and About Group talks about his current favourite spinsI Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton I love this as much for the song as for the beautiful, fluid guitar lines that open it. A wonderful record.Follow Me by Aly-Us ... more info

Guardian Music — (4AD)For their fifth album, New York's Gang Gang Dance have plunged deeper into the cosmic pop swamp they created on 2008's excellent Saint Dymphna. Opening with the 11-minute-long Glass Jar, which builds from fragmentary synth washes into something ... more info

Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)A Dutch uncle, apparently, is one who educates and encourages by means of admonition and criticism. No wonder this Mancunian quintet took the term for their name: the encouragement comes from their use of pop melodies, from Duncan... more info