The first time I saw Hot Chip was at London's Spitz in 2003. I fell in love instantly (what's not to love about a bespectacled man doing a monkey dance in a bright orange Puffa jacket?), but didn't anticipate them hanging around for four albums (where's the commercial potential in a bespectacled man doing a monkey dance in a bright orange Puffa jacket?). I enjoyed their geeky electro songs about Kraft Dinners and Prince, but didn't see mainstream potential. I was wrong, though. Like all of the b...
Guardian Music — The fourth Hot Chip album has blown the guardian.co.uk/music team away. We thought we'd share that pleasure with youMixing everything from 2-step to futuristic disco, we'... more info
Guardian Music — The first time I saw Hot Chip was at London's Spitz in 2003. I fell in love instantly (what's not to love about a bespectacled man doing a monkey dance in a bright orange... more info
The fourth Hot Chip album has blown the guardian.co.uk/music team away. We thought we'd share that pleasure with youMixing everything from 2-step to futuristic disco, we'... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — I drove up to Bing last night blasting Hot Chip’s new one, and boy did it sound great! One of my favorite offerings from the album is the autotune flavored “I Feel Be... more info
Nialler9 —
Hot Chip are streaming their new album One Life Stand on We7 and you can hear it all in the widget after the jump.
On the basis of a few listens, this is a vast improve... more info