Hot Chip - Made In the Dark (CD/DVD)
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Free Music Review: Absolutely wonderful
Hit: 5 Stars
I've been a fan of Hot Chip for a couple of years now and this album has some of their best work on it. It's very well done and has a wonderful variety of tempos and styles. I'm very glad they're touring the US to promote this album (albeit briefly). I can't wait to see them in person.Free Music Review: Important but by no means flawless
Hit: 4 Stars
The album opens with four dance floor shakers, then dips into intimate territory for about three songs before dropping the dance beats again and eventually pulling them back again for the last two songs. So you will hear reviewers cling to individual sections and state that the whole album is danceable or the whole album is tender, when in fact it contains both qualities in divided portions. The wonky humor of Hot Chip has been dialed down to a few subtle one-liners, with the exception of the song "Wrestlers" (think Ween meets Har Mar Superstar) which in some ways mocks their own tenderness. Overall this is a much more musically developed album than their previous two in both the rhythms and in the melodies & vocals. The live DVD (five songs from a couple of concerts) that comes with the deluxe edition sets the album in a live context (when coupled with the live intro of the album) but as an album it's a confusing rollercoaster ride. Compared to their other albums, none of the songs TOTALLY suck, but none of them are as perfect as "Playboy" either.Free Music Review: No GOOD!
Hit: 1 Stars
I dun see how some people can compare this album with the likes of Daft Punk or even Amy Winehouse. They must be tone deaf. The melodies does not appeal, the arrangements very haphazard, even the rhythm & bass suck. For a dance act, that is a deal breaker! On the whole, for fans only.Free Music Review: Juxtapose
Hit: 5 Stars
****1/2
I love Hot Chip. By both evoking the past and looking toward the future in their music, this group has managed to create a truly unique sound. (In this way, they're almost like a musical second cousin to Amy Winehouse.) The warm vocals, harmonies and pop songwriting sometimes recall groups like the Beach Boys. However, these classic elements are juxtaposed with state-of-the-art production that has more in common with innovative electronica by the likes of Daft Punk or Aphex Twin. The two distinct styles sometimes blend smoothly and seamlessly, and sometimes completely battle with each other, adding a dynamic tension to the music. Just when you think the songs have gone too far on the side of electronic noise with tracks like "Shake A Fist" or "Bendable Poseable", Hot Chip will hit the listener with a completely tender, mellow ballad like "Made In The Dark" or "In The Privacy Of Our Love." The whole album is just so playful, soulful and surprising.
Free Music Review: 4.5 Stars... It's Hot Chip over and over!
Hit: 4 Stars
CD: 4 Stars; DVD: 5 Stars.
Hot Chip released an excellent 3rd studio album "The Warning" in 2006, which collected critical acclaim everywhere, and which also brought the band some commercial success, mainly due to the irresistible "Over and Over" single. The band toured tirelessly behind "The Warning", and the expectations for the follow-up album have been huge. Now finally comes the new album.
"Made In the Dark" (13 tracks, 54 min.) starts off with a long instrumental opening before crashing in with a nervous "Out At the Pictures", which is immediately followed by a strong "Shake a Fist' and the first single "Ready For the Floor", another one of those irresistible sing-along, dance-along songs. The middle of the album brings a couple of slower, more pensive songs, including "Touch Too Much" and a brooding title track. The second half of the album starts off with a guitar-riff heavy "One Pure Thought" which evolves into a high energy song, just great. It is followed by the best track on the album "Hold On", a long upbeat song that you wish would go on forever and which is sure to make everyone get moving on the dance floor. After all those emotive great dance tunes, the album concludes with a couple of quiet songs to wind things down. In all, this album expands on the band's formula of "The Warning", but with a greater musical pallet, and does the trick beautifully.
The DVD (5 tracks, 33 min.) brings the band live, bringing 3 tracks from this album, including an incredible "Hold On", "Shake a Fist", and "One Pure Thought", and 2 tracks from "The Warning", its big hits "And I Was a Boy From School" and of course the band's signature song "Over and Over". What a great DVD! As great as the band's studio albums are, you haven't really experienced Hot Chip unless you've seen them in concert. I saw Hot Chip at last year's Coachella festival, and it was one of the more memorable moments of the festival for me. If you wonder where you might catch these guys on the radio, check out indie-rock station WOXY, the internet-only station ("BAM!!! The Future of Rock and Roll!"), which plays them regularly. Meanwhile, "Made in the Dark" is a fantastic album, and highly recommended.
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