![]() ![]() ![]() If nothing hits you over the head the way "Over & Over" or "Ready for the Floor" did, Freakout/Release features some of Hot Chip's most sublime creations, holding your attention across 11 songs, most of which deliver those happy/sad vibes and good grooves. With no one looking at the clock, and the studio's "everything's always on" setup, random moments of inspiration that may have been previously lost were automatically captured, allowing for, Goddard says, "creation in a natural way, without too much discussion or a grand plan.” It was also the first album made at their new Relax & Enjoy Studio in East London that bandmember Al Doyle put together before and during the first year of Covid. Hot Chip have become masters of the bittersweet banger and Freakout/Release is full of them.įreakout/Release feels particularly inspired, and part of that might be due to the circumstances of its creation. As opposed to their previous albums which were made primarily by main songwriters Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard, this is their first to involve the whole band right from the start. While the winking, tongue-in-cheek humour that enlivened nu-rave era tracks like "Crap Kraft Dinner," "Down WIth Prince," and "Over and Over" has waned, they've replaced it with gentle, genuine compassion, all without losing sight of the dancefloor. Their 2004 debut album was called Coming on Strong and I'm happy to report that their new and eighth album, Freakout/Release, could've been titled Still Going Strong. It's hard to believe Hot Chip, the quirky, nerdy, hipstery indie dance group, have been together for more than 20 years. ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Hot Chip - Freakout/Release (Domino)Įighth album from long-running indie dance vets delivers thoughtful contemplation without sacrificing the banger quotient
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