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Editorial Review:
The second album from Hot Chip, The Warning sees these inspired pop alchemists pull off some truly devious musical juxtapositions. Scholars of music from Timbaland to Stevie Wonder to the Aphex Twin, this South London quartet make quirky, ideas-packed vocal electronica perpetually veering between moments of bliss, humour, and sheer sonic mentalism - take the opening "Careful", vocalists Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard sweetly harmonising "Every year, exactly this time of year/They float a balloon up into the air", as the tune leapfrogs along on the sort of demented breakbeat rave seldom seen outside a Squarepusher record. Luckily, Hot Chip know enough not to sabotage all their elegant pop moments. "Boy From School" cribs deliciously from Stardust’s robo-Balearic anthem "Music Sounds Better With You", while "Over And Over" ("Like a monkey with a miniature cymbal/The joy of repetition really is in you") is bouncy testament to the joy of dumb, fun dance music. Further in, too, there’s sweet moments like "Look After Me", an R&B-tinged plea to an ex-lover, that sees these clever-clever white boys succeed in getting sentimental without resorting to irony. A dream synthesis of warmth and intelligence. --Louis Pattison
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
8/10. "Hot Chip will break your legs, snap off your head" Genre-bending Hot Chip have not only released some of the singles of the year but one of its best albums. As with Gorillaz and Gnarls Barkley recently, mid-way into the `noughties' we are starting to see some real wit and invention in pop music that may come to define the decade. `The Warning' finds them putting heart and soul into their curious mish-mash of folk whimsy, house and electronica. For all the sonics and low-fi trickery, and the comedy lyrics, there is beauty and genuinity shining throughout.... more info
In a word, dance pop at it's peak of eccentricity... There's something about us Brits. We are almost renowned and indeed, revel in the fact that we can be eccentric little mukkers sometimes. You wouldn't, for example, see the Pussycat Dolls or Beyonce vamping it up with the horse's tail Alison Goldfrapp is so often seen wearing in their live sets, would you? And in terms of our music, we certainly don't get more eccentric and lively than London new rave five piece Hot Chip. With their third album, "Made In The Dark" waiting in the wings for release and... more info
hot for hot chip I went into Virgin the other day heard the first minute of a song from the album being played. I asked a staff member what it was and they of course said "Hot Chip". I instantly bought the cd and before this cd i had never owned another of the electronica/rock genre [other than massive attack and portishead but Hot Chip are completley different and i struggled to get into those artists]. This has opened my eyes into a whole new wonderful genre and im loving it, also listening to simular artists such as... more info
Very, very pleasant An odd title for a review perhaps. But there is absolutely nothing to dislike about this album. There are no 'dud' tracks; the whole thing is a pleasure to listen to. I enjoyed the vocals, sometimes reminiscent of Underworld circa DubNoBassWithMyHeadMan, and the arrangements which, as opined elsewhere, were often like Daft Punk and Depeche Mode. Some of the tunes even had a bit of early New Order about them.
However, and this is my main reservation, not a single one of the tracks was really earth... more info
