by Moheak Radio
Album Review: Hot Chip – In Our Heads
7:05 am in Album Review, Neon Noise by Moheak Radio
Listening to this fantastic new Hot Chip disc, I can’t help but think that they truly are the valedictorians of intelligent dance music, and a hard-working outfit that helps restore some faith in the possibilities of what eclectic pop music can sound like. The beloved London outfit also showcases how much more expressive and organic club music can sound, when it’s played and sung by real live humans. However, this is not to say they don’t deliver when it comes to dancefloor beats.
Big room jams like “How Do You Do,” the rubbery “Night & Day”, and the Chic-inspired “Don’t Deny Your Heart” stand tall against relatively hushed numbers like “Look At Where We Are” and “Let Me Be Him“. The latter is a lengthy, hypnotic masterstroke that hums with the sounds of birds and children, feeling euphoric like soaring across big, fluffy clouds headed for some kind of tropical nirvana. This also showcases the beating heart of the group: Alex Taylor’s fragile, savvy falsetto, and Joe Goddard’s warm and expressive baritone. Meanwhile, on the slowbuilt, textured “Flutes”, Taylor commands all concerned to “Work that board / Work the floor” for an odyssey of emotive house. Hell, just the first 7 tracks here alone should vie for your undivided attention.
- Paul V. for Moheak Radio
