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Hot Chip's Sonic Reset: From Doubt to Dancefloor
23 Aug
Summary
- Hot Chip's latest album explores existential doubt amidst disco beats.
- The album was written collaboratively in the same room for the first time.
- It channels grown-up pains through the unbridled energy of eternal youth.
Hot Chip's latest release, 'Freakout/Release,' grapples with a crisis of faith in music itself, exploring existential doubts against a backdrop of pulsating disco rhythms. The album's title track features Alexis Taylor confessing that music, once an escape, now feels inescapable.
This new work marks a significant shift, being the first Hot Chip album written entirely by the full band in the same room during the pandemic. Recorded in a London studio, the collaborative process infused the music with pooled energies, resulting in exuberant dance rhythms and arrangements.
Despite touching on mature themes and past setbacks, including the death of a producer and the pandemic's impact, 'Freakout/Release' ultimately celebrates pleasure, togetherness, and physical connection. Tracks like 'Down' and 'Time' offer a life preserver of joy amidst desperation, while others like 'Guilty' and 'Out of My Depth' blend influences from 80s pop to more experimental sounds.
