Biography

Hailing from London, Hot Chip entered the picture with the release of their 2000 debut, Mexico. The EP was issued by Victory Garden Records, a label owned and operated by members of London's resident lo-fi psychedelic rock institution Southall Riot. The Mexico EP was a hypnotic wash of subtle — nearly subliminal — pulse-like techno beats, acoustic guitars, and plinky pianos, but the vocals were the true star of the show (no small feat in a musical climate overrun with disaffected Lou Reed-esque mumblers and bland Eddie Vedder impersonators). The voices of Alexis Taylor, and Joe Goddard are a fine study in contrast. Taylor offers dreamy, effortless falsettos that cut to the heart of the beauty of performers like Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake (minus any of the pretentiousness of Radiohead or even Coldplay, or the bland vocal acrobatics of Remy Zero). Meanwhile, scattered throughout the record (and in the occasional duet), Goddard offers a tone that sounds a bit more world-weary and at times almost gruff in comparison to Taylor, calling to mind Damon Albarn's cool monotone tendencies. Self-released by Hot Chip in 2002, Sanfrandisco E-Pee showed the band dabbling in more playful sounds, from the beatbox dubbing of the title track to the closing notes of "Fanta," in which Taylor pleads with the listener to "make sounds of the summer." There are moments of gorgeous melancholy as well, but on the whole, the album feels a bit more hopeful than Mexico did. The group signed to revered N.Y.C. record label DFA in 2005 and released the Over and Over EP, as well as the excellent 2006 full-length The Warning. Hot Chip kept busy in 2007 by supporting The Warning with singles and consistent touring, and released a DJ-Kicks mix album. Late that year, the single "Ready for the Floor" heralded the arrival of Made in the Dark, which featured some of the band's most focused grooves and poppiest melodies to date. The mellower One Life Stand followed in 2010, along with a remixes collection later that year. ~ Karen E. Graves, Rovi

Top Albums
1. Night and Da..	2. One Life Sta..	3. The Warning	4. In Our Heads	5. Made In the ..
6. We Have Remi..	7. Coming On St..	8. Made In the ..	9. Ready for th..	10. I Feel Bette..
11. iTunes Live:..	12. The U.S. Ses..	13. Over and Ove..	14. Hold On / To..	15. Boy from Sch..
16. One Pure Tho..	17. Boy from Sch..	18. Over and Ove..	19. One Pure Tho..	20. Colours (The..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Night and Day	Night and Day - Single	4:28	$0.99
2.	I Feel Better	One Life Stand	4:40	$1.29
3.	Over and Over	Warning	5:47	$1.29
4.	Ready for the Floor	Made In the Dark	3:55	$1.29
5.	One Life Stand	One Life Stand	5:21	$1.29
6.	Warning	Warning	4:51	$1.29
7.	And I Was a Boy from School	Warning	5:19	$1.29
8.	Playboy	We Got Monkeys: Five Years ..	5:33	$0.99
9.	My Piano	DJ-Kicks - The Exclusives	5:12	$0.99
10.	I Feel Better (Max Cooper Remix)	FLASH Back 2	7:06	$0.99
11.	I Feel better (Florian Meindl Dub Mi..	Circle 2011	8:21	$0.99
12.	I Feel Better (Florian Meindl Radio ..	I Feel Better (Florian Mein..	3:35	$0.99
13.	I Feel Better (Xircus Remix)	I Feel Better (Florian Mein..	6:26	$0.99
14.	I Feel Better (Florian Meindl Dub Re..	I Feel Better (Florian Mein..	8:21	$0.99
15.	I Feel Better (Max Cooper Remix)	I Feel Better (Florian Mein..	7:06	$0.99
16.	I Feel Better (Florian Meindl Remix)	I Feel Better (Florian Mein..	9:07	$0.99
17.	I Feel Better (Letter G and Harky Re..	I Feel Better	8:11	$1.29
18.	I Feel Better (Den Haan Remix)	I Feel Better	6:06	$1.29
19.	I Feel Bonnie (House Mix) (Feat. Bon..	I Feel Better	7:07	$1.29
20.	My Brother Is Watching Me	Ready for the Floor - Singl..	3:50	$1.29
21.	Shake a Fist (Diplo's Noise of A..	Ready for the Floor - Singl..	4:06	$1.29
22.	Ready for the Floor (Smoothed Out On..	Ready for the Floor - Singl..	2:57	$1.29
23.	Ready for the Floor (Radio Edit)	Ready for the Floor - Singl..	3:22	$1.29
24.	Ready for the Floor (Extended Versio..	Ready for the Floor - EP	7:13	$1.29
25.	Ready for the Floor (Jesse Rose Remi..	Ready for the Floor - EP	5:20	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. I Feel Better	2. Ready for the ..	3. One Life Stand	4. Over And Over	5. One Pure Thoug..
6. Boy From Schoo..	7. West Coast Tou..	8. Arrest Yoursel..	9. Wrestlers

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