Hot Chip - C/D?

i really like the name.. "hot chip". it's a good band name.

Need you Now sounds great on first listen, cool video too.

Very into the new album now. So many lovely little moments. The last minute of Our Love Is The Future is just so beautiful, one of the best things they've done. White Wine and Chicken has replaced Brothers as their corniest moment. I can't help but love it.

If One Life Stand was the kind of Hot Chip you wanted then this album will probably appeal to you.

http://pitchfork.com/news/59545-hot-chip-stream-new-album-why-make-sense/

Surprised how little attention Why Make Sense? got on here. Looks like they might not make the ILM albums list this year after all.

It's mostly pretty good! A few duds, as usual. The bookends are killer.

It's excellent, but in typical Hot Chip style, the running order could do with some attention. 'Separate' could easily be a highlight of the album, instead they bury it on a bonus EP, for example.

I listened to it once and haven't had the urge to go back.

Likewise. In fact, mid-listen I forgot that "In Our Heads" existed and went back to that album instead. "One Life Stand" is still my go-to, but neither the new one nor the last one are bad at all, so I'll be sure to give them more rotation. I did notice that Hot Chip doesn't seem to be touring as much, at least not outside the US festival circuit. Maybe if I'd seen them live more recently I'd be more in love with the newer stuff.

Massively underwhelmed on first listen but it gets a lot better, though still not great. I was really getting into it until I played In Our Heads again and realised what a step down it was.

Yeah I'm not too keen on this either. I thought "Huarache Lights" was a pretty weak single too.

Definitely a step down from the last two albums but still really enjoyable. I like every song on their but it could do with a few more big moments like Let Be He Him or Flutes. I think the Pitchfork review was about right when they said it's the fourth best Hot Chip album.

Huarache Lights, Started Right and the title track are the keepers for me. KP OTM about the lack of big moments though. It's all happening within a narrow bandwidth. And much though I love the band I've never quite come around to Alexis's voice but I love Joe's. In Our Heads had the perfect Alexis:Joe balance. This one doesn't.

Just read the Pitchfork review. Nails it.

It also moves towards a slightly sparser sound than the last record and that really doesn't do Alexis any favours.

It's weird to have a band where I love the songwriting and sound so much that I'm a fan despite disliking the lead singer (the voice, not the person).

Need You Know is a banger. Highlight of this one for me.

Now not Know

Love this band, but still haven't given the latest album much time, in no small part because seeing the Need You Now name immediately makes me think of the Cut Copy song.

No, if anything it sounds like Moby being remixed by Delorean. Listen to it. Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfH5LmhvQQk

Oh, I've heard it, just haven't really gone back to the album. I'd still rather listen to Cut Copy's "Need You Now."

I still really like the album but I was obsessed with One Life Stand and In Our Heads when they came out and it just hasn't been the same this time round. It needs a few more Flutes/Let Me Be Him/Don't Deny Your Heart moments.

lol i already get cut copy and hot chip confused as it is, this is just going to make it worse

like just now i was like "wtf is moka talking about, 'need you now' is like 4 years old"

Nobody interested in the Joe Goddard album? Last Hot Chip album was a bit disappointing, but this is up there with with One Life Stand in the Hot Chip canon.

i just put this on out of curiosity and i love it

Yeah it's great, expanding the roster of singers was a very smart move.

Goddard's "Electric Lines" is great, hope it doesn't get totally lost/ignored in the infinite shuffle.

Definitely one of my most listened to albums of the year so far

After the high of Goddard's album, Alexis Taylor's new one is something of a disappointment.

Back to being classic based on first listen, lush second summer of love vibe to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh_tYip-ns

There’s a rather clever narrative video too, but doesn’t foreground the track, though will be the one to get attention.*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOnMZALLQPk

*see it worked

That's a great video, as good as "I Feel Better."

I should relisten to "Why Make Sense," I don't remember a thing about it, though Joe Goddard's last album was great.

I saw Hot Chip at Glastonbury after Why Make Sense came out. IIRC they didn't play a single song from it.

I could have sworn the last couple of times through town here they only played festivals, so maybe they have a sequenced "hits" set?

WMS' title track is one of their best songs imho

My exceptions were weirdly low for the new album considering they were one of my favourite bands going during the One Life Stand/In Our Heads eras, but I'm really enjoying it. The second half in particular is so strong.

Is it just me or do the first two songs have pretty much the same vocal melody in the chorus?

1) Thank you for reminding me that this is now out.
2) I had no idea that Philippe Zdar worked on it, RIP.

okay, at least on this day I love this album so much I played it a second time right after I played it the first time.

its hard to think of a band that more desperately needs to release a live album

or, for that matter, a band whose recorded output gives no real indication of how great they are as a live act.

they did a live album nine years ago:

http://bpm-sfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/livealexandrapalace1011-840x560.jpg

(and an itunes-only live EP in 2008)

agree that they should have two live albums a year though

okay, at least on this day I love this album so much I played it a second time right after I played it the first time.

― Josh in Chicago

Yeah, I've played this album three times today and it's such a delight. Those last four songs are really doing it for me, especially Why Does My Mind.

I see they’ve also joined ranks with lcd in having godawful album art.

I don't think they've ever had really great artwork, but yes this is a particular low point for them.

Coming On Strong and The Warning are fine, they have a good ~brand identity~ that fits the band's semi-tentative sound at the time. The no-copy-the-same-colour gag on the last one was fun, or would have been in record shops (the bonus EP only came if you bought direct from EMI in Australia). The new one is atrocious.

Surprising how poor a lot of their artwork is when you look at their videos. They clearly have a visual sense but is best realised in a performative medium.

watching a live session rn and the front half of the band are wearing suits made out of the album art, Split Enz-style

Alexis' hair is even dyed to match it

I find this album kind of boring, tbqh