Hot Chip

Mogger MrFrost did a fantabulous job of keeping MOG up-to-date on all the Glastonbury coverage over the weekend - posting about the epic performances from Amy Winehouse (she punched someone in the audience during "Rehab") and Jay-Z (who shamelessly covered Oasis, the band that dissed his headlining spot on the Glasto bill.) Since Glastonbury is one of the biggest festival's in the whole wide world, I figured I would post some of the other epic performances because there we... MORE

MP3 bloggers the world over believe Hot Chip to be pretty much unfuckwitable. The UK dance act have never left the web’s collective unconscious since the release of The Warning in 2006. They enhanced their rep with energetic live shows, a mix CD for the DJ Kicks series, and remix work for such luminaries as Queens of the Stone Age and Matthew Dear. Yet in the interest of fairness and balance, and because your reviewer is a contrary bastard, I've decided to fuck with th... MORE

Remember the song 'Rhythm Is A Dancer' by Snap back in 1992?Well it's being used in the latest ad for Drench Spring Water. See Brains from Thunderbirds strut his stuff in a way I've never seen him do it before! I think he looks scarily like the lead singer from Hot Chip, Alexis Taylor. Apparently PuppetCraft created and operated a Brains puppet for the filming with CGI used in post production. It's quite impressive and certainly got me watching. Not sure even John Malkov... MORE

Stumbled upon this one today, Hot Chip covering Snoop's "Sensual Seduction." (video does work) Well, what do you say?  Who's more likely to sensually seduce you? Hot Chip or Snoop? (Or none of the above)

Sherrie tried tenaciously to scrub away a piece of baked-on black gristle from inside the oven, but the gristle proved more stubborn than her. She threw the cleaning pad into the sink in frustration.-- What we need is one of those Robo Servants!, she called to Don.Don was reading his Holo-Paper on the coach and pretended not to hear.-- Don't pretend you can't hear, said Sherrie exiting the kitchen.He sighed deeply. –I told you, Sher, I’m not comfortable with the idea of Ro... MORE

First they dropped DRM, now they're dropping mp3s. Has EMI been infiltrated by hippies or commune-ists? Today the record label released the title track from Hot Chip's forthcoming album Made In The Dark FREE for download. Of course, you have to sign your soul over to Hot Chip's mailing list, but I'm sure they'll take good care of it. You might also win free copies of the album in all its various formats! Made In The Dark drops February 4th, while the single "Ready For... MORE

While everyone else was Deathcabbing I made a point to get my ass on over to the Sahara tent for what was in my estimation an absolute must band to see. I've only recently gotten into Hot Chip since I heard their new album. Even though I had heard/seen vids of theirs before, something about "Made In The Dark" clicked for me(may have something to do with the accessiblity of the new album leak several months ago, hehe). Anyway, securing a spot outside the tent I laid d... MORE

Hot Chip - Made In The DarkRating 6/10 Hot Chip can write a memorable Pop song, for this fact there is little doubt. Indeed, the London 5 piece have gathered interest from those behind the resurgently healthy Kylie Minogue, with a view to a future writing collaboration. Not bad for a bunch of nerds who write and record much of their material in Joe Goddard’s bedroom, built their reputation through Hulk hands and favourable indie reviews, they fondly reference Destiny’s C... MORE

My review of Hot Chip's album Made In The Dark is done and now up at Blogcritics Magazine. Here's the intro:

After gaining acclaim with The Warning, Hot Chip returns with their third release Made In The Dark. Filled with a great mix of songs, it's a worthy follow-up to their breakthrough album.

Enjoy one of my favorite tracks from this album.

Hot Chip dropped a new video this week, for "One Pure Thought" off their Made in the Dark LP: One Pure Thought
I dig this animation style...

It's that time of year again. In the next few weeks, nearly every major music publication in print and online will issue their lists of ten or twenty or fifty albums their staffs selected as favorites for 2006. And, like every previous year since this tradition started, people will roll their eyes, piss and moan, and complain about how wrong and sucky they are. Or nitpick over the rankings. There were over 20,000 albums released in 2006. Who cares if your favorite was ten ... MORE