Video: Hot Chip - Let Me Be Him

Fun Song That Everyone Knows is a prestigious title to hold, and with the right combination of tunesmithery, marketing, and a well-timed release date, a pop artist can land his/her/their song in the extremely fortunate position of holding that title in the summer, which is of course the time of year when being the Fun Song That Everyone Knows is a surefire route to crossover success and year-end countdowns in the short-term, and nostalgic playlists in the long-term. Inevitably, of all the anthems churned out by urban warehouse scenesters, white-bread indie rockers, and Top 40 svengalis, only a [...]

It's groups like Hot Chip that make me optimistic about the current state of the music industry. This week, the London-based septet released their fifth full-length album "In Our Heads" on Domino Recording Co. and let me tell you, it's a beauty. In my opinion, Hot Chip have produced some of the best singles and LP's of the past decade and 'In Our Heads' only solidifies that thought in my head. As many artists (particularly electronic ones) in this day and age are ditching the album format for singles and EPs, [...]

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Hot Chip In Our Heads out on 6.12 Stream | MP3 | CD | Vinyl B+ Somewhere over the course of the last ten years refined electronic pop music has become something that people admire again.  Of course, in the 602s and 702s it was a given that great music could come from lush synth arrangements and heartfelt lyrics.  Bowie, David Byrne, Freddie Mercury.  These guys were not just regarded as [...]