HOT CHIP

Hot Chip are a Grammy-nominated English electropop band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.

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Digital Stocking Stuffer - The New Hot Chip EP
The New New:   On Monday, 12/22/08, the undeniably fun Hot Chip will release four songs on the new EP with Robert Wyatt & Geese. The songs on this EP were chosen from the band’s album ‘Made In The Dark’ by Robert Wyatt and re-recorded together in London earlier this year, Hot Chip’s old friends and collaborators Geese (aka Emma and Vince from The Elysian Quartet)...
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RCRD OF THE DAY: Hot Chip - Take It In
Though it’s slotted last on their new album, One Life Stand, "Take It In" is really Hot Chip at their most essential and distilled–re-contextualizing incredibly intimate, forlorn pop for the club-going populace. Musically, that means cutting darkwave synth-bass and steel-sharpened snares with some of the most conceivably flushed harmonies around. It’s like ending the...
Proper Songs Podcast #003
1. Alela Diane ‘White Diamonds’ (MP3) 2. Woman ‘Black Rice’ (MP3) 3. Morton Valence ‘Falling Down The Stairs’ 4. Dark Captain Light Captain ‘Robot Command Centre’ 5. North Sea Radio Orchestra ‘Copt Gliders’ 6. School Of Seven Bells ‘Half Asleep’ 7. Banjo Or Freakout ‘Someone Great’ 8. Hot Chip & Robert Wyatt...
The Paraffins
Extraterrestrial beings   Weird electro space-pop in the vein of Lemon Jelly, The Beta Band or Hot Chip, Scotland’s The Paraffins are resolutely independent. I mean literally – Billy Samson is the only member of The Paraffins, who gathers a host of extra players only when he records or plays live. Billy emailed me the debut video single for his song Cardboard...
RED WIRE BLACK WIRE - Locked Out
We’ve had our eyes on these Wesleyan grads for a while but this time they bring us a poppier, hook-heavy track, "Locked Out." Who knew being getting fucked up and locked out of your casa could be so inspiring. But evidently it can be, with Red Wire Black Wire spit out cutting lyrics, heavy drums and breezy shoe-gaze guitar in the background. Meanwhile, we’ve had their...
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LOWLANDS 2008
Singles for the week beginning May 5!
Band name: Official Secrets Act, Hot Chip and more Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: Cindy Suzuki stomps her foot on the gas and speeds us through this weeks singles. Incidentally, if you dig her choice of Single of the Week, you might wanna move your ass down to Artrocker London on Tuesday… Pull quote 2: math-rock is a teeny bit clinical, and could do with a...
Made In the Dark
Band name: HOT CHIP Label: EMI Teaser: Hot Chip are back with a tougher sound, a soulful side, and quite possibly one of the albums of the year. Emily Kendrick takes us through their third record and explains why in a world of nu-rave gone wrong, this band are left clutching all the medals… Pull quote 2: The dynamism of this band is in their appreciation of melody...
GLASTONBURY 2008 - PART TWO
HOT CHIP
Venue: Brixton Academy Teaser: Hit Chip are in celebratory mood as they take on Brixton Academy for the evening. That new album’s going down a treat, reports Michelle Mannion… Pull quote 2: Goddard pounds away at his keyboard like Nigel from EastEnders on speed… First para: Rumour has it that when Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor recently took part in the...
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