Hot Chip – In Our Heads [rating:2.5/5] Buy: In Our Heads They’re now onto their fifth studio album – eight years on from their debut Coming On Strong – and the world at large is still pretty much ambivalent towards Hot Chip. ‘Aint they the ones who did that funny dance song about the monkey…
Hot Chip are bang on form on new single ‘Dark & Stormy’, their first new material since last years In Our Heads album. ‘Dark & Stormy’ was revealed this evening on Radio 1, and is now available to listen to online. Check it out below: ‘Dark & Stormy’ is out on 22 July via Domino,…
Single Reviews – 22 April Philip Lickley reviews the pick of this week’s single releases. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, get in touch on submissions@all-noise.co.uk Calvin Harris ft Ne-Yo – ’Let’s Go’ [rating:3/5] Buy Let’s Go It’s no surprise from listening to this that Calvin Harris is behind the production as the…
Indie-dance-pop stalwarts Hot Chip have enlisted the remixing talents of Scandinavian uber-producer Todd Terje to rework their single ‘How Do You Do’ – the slowburning highlight of their recent album In Our Heads. Listen to the stretched-out, vibey remix below:
New York electro giants LCD Soundsystem will team up with the UK’s Hot Chip for four arena dates this Autumn. With both bands promoting commercially and critically successful new albums, the shows will be a must for all electro afficionados out there. The mini-tour will begin at London’s Alexandra Palace on 10 November, before hitting…
Either Hot Chip front-man Alexis Taylor is an ardent Spurs fan, or he has just released the most randomly-named EP of the year! Taylor surprisingly released ‘Nayim From The Halfway Line’ (a reference to footballer Nayim’s comical goal against Arsenal ages ago) today on vinyl, and released this teaser trailer to go with it: The…
Football’s homo-erotic side gets lampooned in Hot Chip’s new video for latest In Our Heads cut, ‘Don’t Deny Your Heart’. The video, directed by comedian Peter Serafinowicz, starts off with Hot Chip playing a FIFA-esque console game on their tourbus, before turning into something a little bit different. I won’t spoil it all for you,…
Top 10 gigs in June Summer is almost here, which means festival season will soon be upon us – so there’s plenty of good live music going on as bands hone their shows before hitting the festivals. Here’s my pick of the best gigs to go to in June: The Charlatans – Friday 1st June…
