It's only been a year since the release of Hot Chip's Mercury Prize-nominated sophomore album, The Warning, but you know what? You can't just drop a single like "My Piano" and then say, Oh, by the way, you're gonna have to wait until next year for the actual album, okay? Come on already!
MP3: Hot Chip - "My Piano"
!K7's DJ Kicks series--the label's genre-spanning remix project--is 12 years strong this week. Hot Chip's own DJ Kicks album is the latest mix (not yet counting next month's mix by Booka Shade), and it's just as eclectic as the series' roster of remixers. Along with the first appearance of "My Piano" is an awesome Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto track, bookended by Young Leek and Black Devil Disco Club and fused into one big club stormer. Here's an excerpt.
MP3: Hot Chip - "Jiggle It/In the Basement/On Just Foot" (DJ Kicks)
Hot Chip's new album, tentatively titled Shot Down in Flames, will be out in February on DFA Records. The next single, which they've been performing live everywhere (and apparently features Todd Rundgren), is due out any day now. In the meantime, here are some very nice remixes they've done for various folks.
MP3: Ladytron - "Destroy Everything You Touch" (Hot Chip Remix)
MP3: Le Tigre - "TKO" (Hot Chip Remix)
MP3: Scissor Sisters - "Take Your Mama" (Hot Chip Remix)
