Review: Hot Chip at Brixton Academy, London

"Welcome to the Hot Chip show," shouts guitarist Al Doyle, as if priming the crowd for a Vegas cabaret act rather than five Londoners whose version of dance-pop gives equal ranking to the intellect and the booty. But he's not wrong in calling it a show: this gig, in front of one of their biggest crowds as headliners, is loaded with things to enjoy. There's a big difference between recorded Hot Chip and the live variety: highbrow synth-pop versus something primal and ravey.Alexis Taylor and Joe G...

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