Inclusiveness and studio improvising were the key factors in making British electro-pop band Hot Chip's third studio record, Made in the Dark. Several tracks were done outside the confines of their home studios, which was a first. "We recorded six demos in January, and that was our first experience being in a studio other than a room or a basement," Taylor explains. "I remember a lot of discussion about improvising in the studio, and listening to bands like This Heat," he continues. "We wanted to take ...   [ read more ]

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Before The Warning, Hot Chip was poppy, but not exactly pop; their songs had clever ideas, but were missing the pieces they needed to really make an impact. The Warning brought those pieces together with a satisfying click, making the band's music immediate as well as pleasingly off-kilter. Made in the Dark isn't quite as big a leap forward as The Warning was, but it doesn't need to be -- Hot Chip has already hit their stride, and now their pop machinery chugs along at full speed. {$Alexi...   [ read more ]

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