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January 18, 2008

New Hot Chip - "Made In The Dark" (And Made In The Dark Album Art)

The thing that's always set Hot Chip apart from lesser laptop-enabled acts -- aside from consistently hot shit live shows -- has been that openhearted sense to their songwriting. And yet this is a day we didn't see coming: it's a Hot Chip ballad! For five seconds you're gonna think we pulled a bait and switch and gave you another Beach House track, with that dialed down BPM and sparse kick-kick-snare beat machine, but when Alexis starts in with his sad and withered R&B breakup croon -- over some bluesy piano/guitar changes and a slow-swelling synth drone on the hook -- you shall know it to be Chip. Reflection and dejection's nothing new for the crew (see "And I Was A Boy From School"). Here they're wearing through it just a little more slowly. It's a good look. So is that banana.

Hot Chip press shot 2008, circa Made In The Dark
[Photo by Bevis Martin and Charlie Youle]

Hot Chip - "Made In The Dark" (MP3)

Pretty sad, pretty lovely. Sounds like somebody got their heart broken. Telling it's the title track, too -- although what we've heard so far hasn't signaled too much a slowdown from the dancefloor otherwise. Judging by how generous they've been so far, there's sure to be more posted soon enough at their site or MySpace

Made In The Dark is out 2/5 via DFA/Astralwerks. The album art:

Hot Chip - Made In The Dark album cover

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does anyone have a version without the robot voices?
when is the actual version gonna leak?
damn!??!?

Posted by: damnson at 01/18/08 1:42 PM | Reply
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Never went to a Hot Chip show, so I overpaid for the sold out tickets in LA. I am afraid that I might get rocked too hard.

Posted by: jayfarer at 01/18/08 1:42 PM | Reply
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Music appreciation aside, I'm so tired of nerd glasses...

Posted by: blinky at 01/18/08 1:58 PM | Reply
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Whoa, when did these guys turn into Beach House?

Posted by: JZ at 01/18/08 3:00 PM | Reply
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If you only have heard Over & Over and Boy From School, then I understand your surprise. Get the early stuff: Mexico EP and Sanfrandisco EP.

Posted by: Eduardo at 01/18/08 4:05 PM | Reply
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I'm actually really excited for this album...

Posted by: Christopher at 01/18/08 4:42 PM | Reply
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Yeah, I'm tired of the robot voices. Great album though.

Posted by: west at 01/18/08 5:30 PM | Reply
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Argh all the bloggers got the new album. Give up a little more than the one mp3 PUHLEEZE! (And we already have Ready for the Floor...)

Posted by: kooky at 01/18/08 5:34 PM | Reply
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Eduardo -

I've been looking for both of those for a while. and recommendations on where to pick them up?

Thanks

Posted by: preston at 01/18/08 5:44 PM | Reply
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I've been transfixed by this song all day.....
I'd been lukewarm about them til I heard this and now the Fonda is sold out!!


Hot Chip FTW!!!

Posted by: Vinny at 01/18/08 8:31 PM | Reply
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just wait until you hear "we're looking for a lot of love"...

Posted by: andrew at 01/19/08 10:17 AM | Reply
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the sans-robovox version has dripped out the faucet. check your standard resources again. it's there.

Posted by: baker at 01/20/08 3:56 PM | Reply
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cannot wait for the new album!

Ed, 17 Seconds

Posted by: Ed at 01/23/08 7:09 AM | Reply
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quite great! i thoroughly enjoy the melancholy versus dance songs and then the random slip-ins. see our review at kscl.blogspot.com
cheers!
jon

Posted by: Schleuss at 01/27/08 6:37 PM | Reply
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I have also written a blog post on this album art at
http://sqwink.com/news/2008/02/05/hot-chip-music-made-in-the-dark-was-album-artwork/

Posted by: Andrew Kelsall at 02/10/08 6:15 PM | Reply
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extra music..they are the best..

Posted by: peki at 03/13/08 8:15 PM | Reply
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