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Hot Chip, This Heat & Spiritualized Rejoin to Become About Group

It started nearly two years ago, when Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, Charles Hayward from This Heat, John Coxon from Spring Heel Jack/Spiritualized and Pat Thomas got together and recorded a completely improvised album under the moniker About Group. Now they have news that they have a sophomore release made in a similar fashion due April 26. Start and Complete was started and completed in one day at Abbey Road with nothing but the shell of few songs conjured up by Alexis. He wrote these songs ov...

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12:54 on February 4 2011

Hot Chip and Spiritualized members team up for new album

Guardian Music — About Group, featuring Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor and Spiritualized's John Coxon, to showcase 'instinctive group interplay' on new LPMembers of Hot Chip and Spiritualized h... more info
Hot Chip Spiritualized® Alexis Taylor Ornette Coleman
13:23 on February 4 2011

Hot Chip and Spiritualized side-project releasing album in April

NME — About Group will release their new album on April 18 more info
Hot Chip Spiritualized®
00:00 on February 4 2011

(Just Heard) Members of Hot Chip, This Heat form About Group

Impose Magazine — Ever since we found out that The Traveling Wilburys were actually comprised of members of Velvet Revolver, we've been skeptical about "supergroups." But what if the purpo... more info
Hot Chip Velvet Revolver Alexis Taylor
00:07 on February 4 2011

Hot Chip, This Heat & Spiritualized Rejoin to Become About Group

melophobe — It started nearly two years ago, when Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, Charles Hayward from This Heat, John Coxon from Spring Heel Jack/Spiritualized and Pat Thomas got toget... more info
Hot Chip Spiritualized® Alexis Taylor

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