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Resident Paul “Chip?? Alford questioned the use of the word “pause,” which has been employed by the University throughout discussion of the halt in the Science Complex’s construction...
...that we’re older, there’s more that we must do,” claims the chorus of “Slush,” the sixth track of Hot Chip??s eagerly anticipated new album, “One Life Stand.” These lyrics may well have been the mantra guiding the album’s creation, because with their fourth studio record, the British electropop group’s ability to integrate seemingly incongruous elements into a single fluid masterpiece has finally come to full fruition...
...electronic effects and a catchy chorus: “We have love / Give it up, give it up / There is nothing else to be proud of.” This presence of upbeat, engaging songs on “One Life Stand” ensures a continuation of Hot Chip??s legacy of eccentric, genre-bending dance floor fodder...
...Chip??s inclusion of a broader range of guest instruments contributes to the album’s effective new sound. Outside collaborators include Fimber Bravo, who plays steel pans on the title track, as well as drummers Charles Hayward of post-punk legends This Heat, and Leo Taylor of post-rock band The Invisible. The upbeat “Hand Me Down Your Love” is driven by a prominent piano line; however, it also includes a powerfully distorted refrain alongside its developed instrumentation and the pure simplicity of the vocals. This combination of disparate elements into...
...cohesion of “One Life Stand” marks a high point in Hot Chip??s career. The group have produced many great singles, but this is the first time they have crafted an entire LP of individually worthy, yet ultimately unified songs. “One Life Stand” is a well-crafted and multilayered record, marking a new stage in Hot Chip??s meteoric rise...