Guardian Music — This hi-NRG heavyweight's bombastic rock-disco packs a punch. But will it prove a knockout?Hometown: London.The lineup: Tyson "Tendai" Speede (vocals, music).The background: Tyson is currently being hyped as hot! and new! in some parts of the undergr... more info

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The Quietus — Hot Chip man remixes Tyson's 'After You're Gone' into a slick, disco-leaning house number more info

NME - The Daily Download — The lead track from Fanfarlo's second album (due for release in early 2012) is bursting with gorgeous string arrangements and chilling backing vocals - or at least it was, until Raf Rundell and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard got their hands on it. [...] R... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — NME's Rebecca Robinson reviews this week's singles Joe Goddard ft Valentina - 'Gabriel' Joe Goddard. He is in Hot Chip, apparently, but so what? It doesn’t excuse this deathly shallow chillwave for robots with no sense of humour. While Valentina m... more info

BBC 6 Music — Hot Chip man rarely has down time as he looks to release a solo album more info

XLR8R — Hot Chip's Joe Goddard recently dropped a new single, "Gabriel," a joint release from the venerable DFA imprint and his own Greco-Roman label. Now, the sneakily infectious song has a snazzy new video, to boot. read more more info

Guardian Music — (Ancient and Modern)Shropshire-born Mara Carlyle's second album has a tumultuous history lurking behind its stately songcraft. Originally shelved by EMI in 2008, Carlyle had all but given up on getting it released when Ikea used her song Pianni on on... more info

Guardian Music — You no longer need to choose between a food or music festival. This summer both mainstream and specialist events are putting chefs and pop-up restaurants on the line-up with the bandsLong gone are the days when nosh at music festivals meant soggy chi... more info

Nialler9 — Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard’s new solo single ‘Gabriel’ fits right into the British zeitgeist of uplifting electronic-pop while adapting Hot Chip’s dancefloor instincts to the song. The big magnet to this tune is Valentina, the female vocalist ... more info