Hot Chip are here to get specific. ‘Why Make Sense?’, the band’s sixth album, is one that dwells in the early hours, when bodies have begun to slow on the dancefloor. Its conglomeration of funk, sleepy electro-pop and soul is wistful and intoxicating.
“We’ve been staying up all night, been just deleting the days,” sings Alexis Taylor on Love Is The Future, a tale of mixed-up romance, distorted timelines and disco strings. It possesses an almost luxurious air of melancholy, one that is maintained throughout the album. In that department, ‘Why Make Sense?’ is quite unusual. Its world is heavy-lidded and finite, but warm and inviting.
That is possible because of the attention paid to the fundamentals. This is a beautifully constructed whole based on intelligent writing and a seemingly inexhaustible stock of hooks.
Hot Chip are certainly less manic than they were a decade ago, but this air of calm suits them. This is a reflection of years in the business and a canny reminder that we change as we grow older. Here we are treated to insights and influences that the band haven not chosen to reveal previously.
No matter where their wandering muse takes them, the end result is the same. Whether you’re talking the slick guitar lines of Easy To Get, the minimalist electronics of Need You Now or the off-kilter funk of Started Right, Hot Chip deliver with little fuss. White Wine and Fried Chicken, for good measure, is one of the year’s best ballads.
Hot Chip aren’t really ones for the limelight, but step by step they are becoming national treasures. If you’re in need of an after-hours soundtrack, accept no substitutes.
Hot Chip Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Tue October 13 2015 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Wed October 14 2015 - PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Pyramids
Fri October 16 2015 - GLASGOW Barrowland
Sat October 17 2015 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Sun October 18 2015 - LEEDS Leeds University Union
Tue October 20 2015 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Wed October 21 2015 - CAMBRIDGE Cambridge Corn Exchange
Thu October 22 2015 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
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