Hot Chip

[adequate8]

I saw About Group are playing Manchester 25th Feb so wonder if its a side project year again?

[Memory Man]

http://www.thewarehouseproject.com/features.php

This was obviously in Oct/Nov 2013:

We’re basically taking a bit of a break – the gigs we have coming up are the last ones for a bit really, and then after this the band’s not going to be playing live for a year or so, to give us a chance to do the other side projects we do like 2 Bears and About Group, and work on the new record. So yeah, these are the last gigs for a while and then we’re going to get back into the studio properly in the second half of next year and make another album.

[Yesiamaduck]

In an ideal world, Hot Chip and Yeah Yeah Yeahs would have joined Arcade Fire as the new generation of festival headliners by now. This is not an ideal world. We have Kasabian. I hope Karen O turns up randomly and punches the mouthy singer.

[DJL]

In an ideal world, Hot Chip and Yeah Yeah Yeahs would have joined Arcade Fire as the new generation of festival headliners by now. This is not an ideal world. We have Kasabian. I hope Karen O turns up randomly and punches the mouthy singer.

Edited February 2, 2014 by DJL

[stuartbert two hats]

Any word of whether New Build are active this year? I liked the Two Bears album, but preferred New Build's.

[suzie sue]

I think they are just working on a new album right now, I loved watching the LCD sound system film the other night, would be great to see Al at glasto in some form

Edited February 2, 2014 by suzie sue

[stuartbert two hats]

Yeah, Al seemed to be doing everything in that film.

[suzie sue]

New build playing the albert hall this month, hopefully will do a beat hotel slot at g

[stuartbert two hats]

New build playing the albert hall this month, hopefully will do a beat hotel slot at g

[DJL]

New build playing the albert hall this month, hopefully will do a beat hotel slot at g

[suzie sue]

Sorry it's about group not new build

[stuartbert two hats]

GAH!

[bamber]

Very disapointed if this is not part of Glastonbury 2014

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

hot chip covering william onyeabor, lovely stuff -

https://soundcloud.com/luakabop/william-onyeabor-vs-hot-chip?in=i-d-online-1/sets/i-d-march-mixtape-2014

[bamber]

hot chip covering william onyeabor, lovely stuff -

https://soundcloud.com/luakabop/william-onyeabor-vs-hot-chip?in=i-d-online-1/sets/i-d-march-mixtape-2014

[Tuna]

http://www.hotchip.co.uk/2014/04/alexis-taylors-await-barbarians-announced/

Wouldn't be surprised if we had Alexis making an appearance

[Vieuphoria]

I've never got the thing with Hot Chip. I like them as a singles band, but their albums never click with me. They don't look especially interesting live either :S

[Yesiamaduck]

I've never got the thing with Hot Chip. I like them as a singles band, but their albums never click with me. They don't look especially interesting live either :S

[FakeEmpire]

Oh they're great fun live.

Had a great time with them subbing the Other in 2010. Not a huge crowd but it just gave everyone more room to dance their socks off (and everyone did!)

[Vieuphoria]

I agree none of their album are particually engaging from start to finish.... well excluding 'One Life Stand' which I think is a very consistent and accomplished album as a whole.

They're great fun live though, their songs translate well live and they are clearly having fun on stage and that rubs off on the crowd. And by being a singles band you get a lot of songs on their setlist that really get the crowd going... especially at festivals where the are likely to be a lot of casual fans.

[stuartbert two hats]

New Build are playing!

As are 2 Bears and Alexis Taylor!