Hot Chip, the formidable champions of English Electro-pop, are ready to reclaim their crown. The new record
In Our Heads is set to come out on 6/12 and the quintet has let out a preparatory dance monster to whet our party whistles. The track, "Night And Day" doesn't depart from Hot Chip's signature style, but retains what makes the band awesome. The deadpan chanting, strange synth runs, creepy bass voices are all set to a ferocious beat. Alexis Taylor asks in the song, "Do I look like a rapper?" No, not really. But you definitely drop a beat just as hard as one.
"Night and Day" is part of a 12" that will be release on 6/4, a week before the full length drops via
Domino Records. Check out the track via
Hot Chip's Soundcloud, and look at their upcoming tour dates. Seriously, go see them live, it's awesome.
HOT CHIP WORLD TOUR
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10 JUN - SHEFFIELD, UK LEADMILL
11 JUN - CAMBRIDGE, UK JUNCTION
13 JUN - LONDON, UK HEAVEN
15 JUN - LONDON, UK LOVEBOX
16 JUN - BARCELONA, SPAIN SONAR
13 JUL - MINNEAPOLIS, MN FIRST AVENUE
14 JUL - CHICAGO, IL PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL
15 JUL - TORONTO, ON SOUND ACADEMY
17 JUL - BOSTON, MA HOUSE OF BLUES
18 JUL - BROOKLYN, NY PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL
21 JUL - PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC FACTORY
27 JUL - DORSET, CAMP BESTIVAL
10 AUG - HAMBURG, GERMANY DOCKVILLE
11 AUG - SAALBURG, GERMANY SONNEMONDSTERNE
02 SEP - STRADBALLY, IRELAND ELECTRIC PICNIC
06 SEP - ISLE OF WIGHT, BESTIVAL
09 SEP - LOS ANGELES, CA HOLLYWOOD BOWL*
11 SEP - OAKLAND, CA FOX THEATER
13 SEP - PORTLAND, OR CRYSTAL BALLROOM
14 SEP - SEATTLE, WA PARAMOUNT THEATRE
15 SEP - VANCOUVER, BC COMMODORE BALLROOM
20 SEP - PUEBLA, MEXICO PIRAMIDE DE CHOLULA
21 SEP - GUADALAJARA, MEXICO FORO ALTERNO
22 SEP - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO PEPSI CENTER
* w/ Passion Pit & Omar Souleyman