Hot Chip are an English

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band formed in

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in 1995. The group consists of multi-instrumentalists

Alexis Taylor Alexis Taylor (born 20 April 1980) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist of the band Hot Chip. He is also the keyboardist of the band About Group and has released solo ...

, Joe Goddard,

Al Doyle Alexander John Joseph Doyle (born 28 August 1980) is a British musician. He is best known as the guitarist and synthesiser player for British indie electronic band Hot Chip and American rock band LCD Soundsystem. He is also a founding member of ...

, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin. They are occasionally joined by former member Rob Smoughton for live performances and studio recordings. The group primarily produces music in the synth-pop and

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genres, drawing influences from

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and

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. Hot Chip began as a bedroom recording project for Taylor and Goddard, who met while students at

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; their earliest lineup included Smoughton as their drummer. After completing two EPs, ''Mexico'' (2001) and ''San Frandisco'' (2002), the group released their debut album, '' Coming on Strong'' (2004) and added Doyle, Clarke, and Martin to their lineup. The band's second album, '' The Warning'' (2006), was nominated for the

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. Their follow-up, ''

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'' (2008), included the single "

Ready for the Floor "Ready for the Floor" is a Grammy Award-nominated song by British electronic group Hot Chip, and the second single from their 2008 album '' Made in the Dark''. It was released on 28 January 2008 and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart i ...

", which was nominated for the

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. The band have subsequently released the albums ''

One Life Stand ''One Life Stand'' is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Hot Chip, released digitally on 1 February 2010. The physical album was released in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2010 by Parlophone and in the United States the ...

'' (2010), ''

In Our Heads ''In Our Heads'' is the fifth studio album by English electronic music band Hot Chip, released on 6 June 2012. It is the band's first album to be released by Domino. It was recorded in a span of five months at English producer Mark Ralph's Club ...

'' (2012), ''

Why Make Sense? ''Why Make Sense?'' is the sixth studio album by English electronic music band Hot Chip. It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2015 via Domino and was co-produced by the band and English record producer Mark Ralph. Similar to their pre ...

'' (2015), ''

A Bath Full of Ecstasy ''A Bath Full of Ecstasy'' is the seventh studio album by English synth-pop group Hot Chip. It was released on 21 June 2019, and was co-produced by Hot Chip, Philippe Zdar, and Rodaidh McDonald, marking the first time the group worked with outsi ...

'' (2019), and ''

Freakout/Release ''Freakout/Release'' is the eighth studio album by English synthpop band Hot Chip. It was released on 19 August 2022 through Domino Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino ...

'' (2022). Outside of Hot Chip, the band members, individually and in partnership with each other, are active in other musical acts and occasionally perform DJ sets.

History

1995–2005: Early releases and ''Coming on Strong''

Hot Chip formed as a duo around 1995 consisting of

and Joe Goddard, who met as students at

. With a shared love of R&B and

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, they started collaborating on music around 1998. Early formative releases included 2001's ''Mexico EP'' on Victory Garden Records (VG14), and the self-released ''San Frandisco'' EP in 2002. After years of self-releasing records, they signed with Moshi Moshi in 2003 and released their debut LP '' Coming on Strong'' in 2004. During this period, they were joined by Owen Clarke, Felix Martin and

. They started working on their second album and signed a UK and US record deal with

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and

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. DFA and

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released their debut album for the first time in the United States in late 2005. ''

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, Arthur Russell and

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as influences on Hot Chip; the band have also paid "tribute and... homage" to

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(OMD).

2005–2007: ''The Warning''

In 2006, Hot Chip released their second album, '' The Warning''. Now signed to EMI in the United Kingdom, the band gained more mainstream appeal as well as the attention of critics. The album was shortlisted for the 2006 Nationwide Mercury Prize and was Mixmag's Album of the Year 2006. This album spawned also two

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singles: " Over and Over" in March 2006 and "

Boy from School "Boy from School" (album version titled "And I Was a Boy from School") is a song by the English indietronica band Hot Chip. It was released on 8 May 2006 in the UK as the second single from their second studio album, '' The Warning'' (2006). The ...

" in May 2006. "Over and Over" received attention for its

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, which was directed by

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, and was also named as the best single of 2006 by British music magazine ''

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''.

2007–2009: ''Made in the Dark''

The band released their third studio album, ''

'', on 4 February 2008. The first song to be released from it was "

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", which was released as a limited one-sided 12-inch vinyl in August 2007. The second release was "

" in January 2008, which peaked at number six on the

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. In order to promote "Ready for the Floor", the band appeared on ''

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'' in January 2008, and Joe Goddard appeared on ''

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'' on 31 January. In February 2008, the band performed on the American talk shows

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and

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. At the end of 2008, "Ready for the Floor" received a

nomination, but the song later lost out to " Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" by

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. On 7 May 2008, the group performed their third single, " One Pure Thought", on Radio 1's

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. The hypnotic clip for "One Pure Thought" was selected as one of the best music videos of 2008 by

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2009–2010: ''One Life Stand''

Having completed a world tour in February 2009, Hot Chip returned to London and began writing and recording their fourth album, ''

''. In early 2009,

told ''NME'' that the band recorded new songs including "Alley Cats", which the band played regularly while touring in 2008/2009. Initially, Taylor hinted that the album was going to be "a bit calmer this time" in comparison to ''

'' with songs that are "more mid-tempo and disco influenced", although the two tracks released prior to the album, "Take It In" and "One Life Stand", suggest that it will be more upbeat than first suggested, and may be more influenced by early house music. Alongside the regular band members, Hot Chip collaborated on several of the album tracks with the drummer Charles Hayward from

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and

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, Leo Taylor, drummer from the London-based band The Invisible and the Trinidadian steel pan player Fimber Bravo. ''One Life Stand'' was released on 1 February 2010.

2011–2013: ''In Our Heads''

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Their self-produced fifth studio album ''

'' was released on 11 June 2012 by

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. About the album, Taylor stated, "I think ''In Our Heads'' was a bit speedier, and made with less pressure, but more fun – partly due to people in the band not having too many hang ups about how good the material was – we seemed to be happy with the songs we were writing and they came quickly – and partly due to the fact that we had been enjoying ourselves elsewhere, whether at home, or on tour, or recording with our other projects, or DJing. I think that is right about aving asubtler confidence, but it may also be that we are a bit more accepted these days as we keep doing what we want, and gradually people stop saying 'why' to everything and each decision. The songwriting developed quickly from songs that were dreamt ('Now There is Nothing'); songs that were written via email file sending (fully fleshed out instrumentals from Joe developing into songs with added percussion/chord changes and singing by me; e.g. 'Flutes'); songs that we bashed out in collaborative writing sessions between Joe and myself ('Don't Deny Your Heart', 'How Do You Do?'); songs that one or the other of us wrote largely separately 'These Chains'– Joe/'Look at Where We Are'- Alexis); songs that a few of us in the room wrote more of: 'Dark and Stormy', or to some extent "Let Me Be Him" (at least in chorus terms); or finally songs that were written after we completed the last album and which were still in our minds: 'Always Been Your Love', 'Doctor'." "Dark and Stormy" has been since released as a non-album single.

2014–2018: ''Why Make Sense?''

On 10 February 2015, the band announced their sixth studio album, ''

'' and released the first single, "Huarache Lights". The album was released on 18 May 2015.

2019–2021: ''A Bath Full of Ecstasy''

On 4 April 2019, the band announced that their seventh studio album, ''

'', would be released on 21 June 2019. The first single from the album, "

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", was released on the same day. They released the second single, "Melody of Love", on 29 May 2019. On 23 October 2020, the band released the single "Straight to the Morning", featuring

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2022–present: ''Freakout/Release''

It was announced on 19 April 2022 that Hot Chip would release their eighth studio album ''

'' on 19 August 2022, with the lead single "Down" preceding the release. The announcement coincided with Hot Chip's US, UK and European tour, which began in San Francisco on 19 April 2022. They released a second single, "Eleanor", on 7 July 2022, which is about

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driving

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to school.

Tours and appearances

During live performances, Hot Chip reinvent their studio compositions to form what has been described by ''Glide magazine'' as "heavy beat-driven improvisation that create "an atmosphere of excitement, energy and the unexpected." Festival appearances include V Festival,

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, Benicassim,

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, the

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, the

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and

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, the Brazilian TIM Festival,

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, and the

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. The band is also known for its DJ talent; they have released several mix CDs and mixes for national and international radio stations and they all DJ regularly worldwide. Al Doyle played guitar with

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on tour and was present during their concert at

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in 2011. In April 2012 "

" featured in ''

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Other recordings

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. Wyatt sang and reworked versions of three tracks from ''

'', and the ''Hot Chip with Robert Wyatt and Geese'' EP also included a remix by

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, a string quartet based in London who have regularly contributed to Hot Chip's recordings. Alexis Taylor released a solo album in 2008, ''

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'', which saw him focusing more on the fundamental sounds used by Hot Chip. This led to a more downtempo and bluesy album than his works with Hot Chip. Joe Goddard has also released solo productions including "Bassline '12" and "

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''. He has also remixed songs from other artists including

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, Nneka, and

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. The band covered the

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song "Atomic Bomb" for the

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compilation ''What?!'' in 2014.

Band members

Hot Chip seated at Cabaret Voltaire show May 25 2006

Current members *

– vocals, synthesiser, guitar, percussion, piano (2000–present) * Joe Goddard – vocals, synthesiser, percussion (2000–present) *Owen Clarke – guitar,

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, synthesiser, percussion (2004–present) *

– guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion, bass, flugelhorn, steel pans (2004–present) *Felix Martin – drum machines, synthesizer, programming (2004–present) Former members *Rob Smoughton (aka "Grovesnor") (2001–2003) - Left to start the solo project Grovesnor. In 2009 he returned as the band's drummer for the ''One Life Stand'' tour and in 2012 moved to guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals and synths. He appears in the videos for "Night and Day", "Don't Deny Your Heart" and "Down" and regularly records with the band, featuring more prominently from the album ''In Our Heads'' onwards. Guest members *Leo Taylor (of The Invisible) – drums * Sarah Jones – drums, backing vocals, began playing live drums and backing vocals for Hot Chip's 2012 tour and featured in their official music video for "Night and Day" directed by

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; left the band sometime prior to ''A Bath Full of Ecstasy'' (2019) to join the backing band for

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*Charles Hayward – drums *Fimber Bravo – steelpan *Jim Orso – drums during US tours, Fallon/Kimmel appearances, and Coachella week 2 in 2012–2013 *

Questlove Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ), is an American musician, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thou ...

– drums on ''

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by comedian Jimmy Fallon. About pag ...

'' *Chris Berry – drums in Washington, DC and during week 1 of Coachella in 2013

Discography

*'' Coming on Strong'' (2004) *'' The Warning'' (2006) *''

'' (2008) *''

'' (2010) *''

'' (2012) *''

'' (2015) *''

'' (2019) *''

'' (2022)

Awards and nominations

A2IM Libera Awards

!Ref. , - , 2020 , ''

'' , Best Dance/Electronic Album , ,

AIM Independent Music Awards

, Ref. , - , 2019 , "

" , Independent Video of the Year , ,

Antville Music Video Awards

!Ref. , - , rowspan=3, 2006 , rowspan=2, " Over and Over" , Video of the Year , , rowspan=3, , - , Most Fun Video , , - , "

And I Was a Boy from School "Boy from School" (album version titled "And I Was a Boy from School") is a song by the English indietronica band Hot Chip. It was released on 8 May 2006 in the UK as the second single from their second studio album, '' The Warning'' (2006). The ...

" , rowspan=2, Best Art Direction , , - , 2007 , "

" , , , - , 2012 , "Don't Deny Your Heart" , Best Animated , ,

Berlin Music Video Awards

!Ref. , - , 2020 , "Positive" , Best Song , ,

Camerimage

!Ref. , - , 2015 , " Need You Now" , Best Music Video , ,

D&AD Awards

!Ref. , - , 2009 , "

" , Best Art Direction , style="background:#BF8040", Wood Pencil ,

Grammy Awards

, - ,

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, "

" ,

Best Dance Recording The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...

, , -

Ibiza Music Video Festival

, - , 2015 , " Need You Now" , Best Editor ,

International Dance Music Awards

, - , 2011 , " I Feel Better" , Best Underground Dance Track , , - , rowspan=2, 2013 , rowspan=2, "Flutes (Sasha Remix)" , Best Progressive Track , , - , rowspan=2, Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track , , - , 2016 , " Need You Now" ,

Ivor Novello Awards

, - , 2007 , " Over and Over" , Best Contemporary Song ,

Mercury Prize

, - , 2006 , '' The Warning'' ,

Mercury Music Prize The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...

, , -

Music Video Production Awards

, - , 2006 , "

" , Best International Video ,

Popjustice £20 Music Prize

, - , 2006 , " Over and Over" , rowspan=2, Best British Pop Single , , - , 2008 , "

" ,

PLUG Awards

!Ref. , - , rowspan=3, 2007 , "

" , rowspan=2, Song of the Year , , rowspan=3, , - , " Over and Over" , , - , '' The Warning'' , Album Art/Packaging of the Year ,

Q Awards

, - , 2008 , "

" , Best Video ,

Rober Awards Music Prize

!Ref. , - , 2010 , " I Feel Better" , Best Dance Anthem , ,

UK Music Video Awards

!Ref. , - , rowspan=3, 2008 , rowspan=3, "

" , Best Indie/Alternative Video , , rowspan=5, , - , Best Art Direction in a Video , , - , Best Editing in a Video , , - , rowspan=2, 2010 , rowspan=2, " I Feel Better" , Best Dance Video , , - , Best Editing in a Video , , - , rowspan=2, 2012 , rowspan=2, "Night & Day" , Best VFX in a Video , , rowspan=2, , - , rowspan=3, Best Dance Video – UK , , - , 2015 , " Need You Now" , , , - , 2019 , "

" , , , - ,

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, "Straight to the Morning" , Best Dance/Electronic Video - UK , ,

Virgin Media Music Awards

, - , rowspan=2, 2010 , " I Feel Better" , Best Video , , - , ''

'' , Best Album , , -

In popular culture

Hot Chip were parodied in an episode of pre-school children's TV show

Hey Duggee ''Hey Duggee'' is a British animated educational preschool television series aimed at two to five year olds. Created by Grant Orchard, it is produced by Studio AKA, in association with BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide). The show is narrated b ...

, as an a capella band Hot Cheep, made up of four birds. Featured in a series 7 episode of Peep Show with Mark playing the Name Game and incorrectly guessing their name as Hot Potatoe. Their song "Flutes" from their 2012 album ''

'' was featured in the re-release of ''

'' on the fictional radio station Radio Mirror Park. Their song "Straight To The Morning" featuring ''

'' featured in the game ''

Forza Horizon 5 ''Forza Horizon 5'' is a 2021 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the fifth ''Forza Horizon'' title and twelfth main instalment in the ''Forza'' series. The game is set in a fictionalised r ...

'' on the radio station Horizon Pulse.

References

External links

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