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whiskeyandrecords' recommendation

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i'm going to describe hot chip (a quasi-famous band with hipster cred) by comparing them to michel gondry (a quasi-famous director with hipster cred). really, this works out pretty well:

they're both charmingly dorky, creative as all hell, and utterly incapable of editing themselves.

michel gondry started with a fabulous collection of music videos, parlayed that into a promising directorial career (improving from human nature to eternal sunshine...), before taking a step backward with the cute-but-infuriating science of sleep. hot chip started with coming on strong, a slightly scattered album that hinted at greatness, improved vastly with the warning, the sound of a band finally finding their voice... and now comes made in the dark. what a letdown. it's dick cheney-level scattershot, with too many ideas and experiments crammed into every song--some of them don't even sound like songs, just dicking around in the studio. also, where the hell did 'my piano' go? that was outstanding.

in all fairness, this isn't a terrible album--i still like it well enough. it's just disappointing, considering where they could have gone.

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padme's recommendation

I first listen their music from myspace. Definitely a really nice and different sound loved the electronic adds... It really cools you down while listening

Updated Nov 8, 2008

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JMichelle's recommendation

I discovered Hot Chip after seeing their crazy video for Ready for the Floor and I've been listening ever since.

Fave tracks: We're Looking For A Lot of Love, Ready For the Floor, Shake a Fist