Hot Chip | Pop review

Academy, NewcastleHot Chip walk on to deafening ­applause â€¦ on tape. Then the real ­audience start clapping, not just at their arrival, but at the audacity of such a jape. The south London quintet that emerged in 2004 with a song about the sexual properties of chocolate have clearly not lost their reputation as pranksters, but it's no joke that they have suddenly grown into one of the best pop groups in the country. More soulful and human than ­previous works, new album One Lif...

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