Hot Chip Galore – One Life Stand

It’s been a massive week for the angelic-voiced sweethearts of electro-pop Hot Chip…

They’ve performed live with The Roots on Jimmy Fallon, globally broadcast a show live from NYC, and their new album One Life Stand finally burst out of back rooms and onto shelves in record stores… but if you need an extra prod before dishing out your hard-earned cash, the album is streaming in full on their myspace. Who knows how long the tracks will be up there, so pop over to myspace.com/hotchip asap and turn up your speakers.

One Life Stand is far softer than the previous sample-heavy, hectic album Made In The Dark, with Alexis Taylor’s silky-sweet vocals taking the forefront even in the heavier dance-oriented tracks. Personal favourite tracks are I Feel Better and Alley Cats – a quietly reflective tune that manages to turn the potentially awkward comparison of friends with the band’s restless pet cat into charming poetry. Check out the feline-ified band members below!

A fellow EMI staffer (requesting anonymity) likens Hot Chip’s soft beats, synth, and warm vox to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and recommends you give OMD’s album Architecture & Morality a whirl – specifically the track Souvenir.

Back to Hot chip however… Here’s their performance of Take It In with The Roots, live on Jimmy Fallon:

…and as mentioned the guys broadcast a live show from NYC over the weekend. If you missed it, the wrap-up is coming to myspace or the player below soon:

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