For some the summer season means Ibiza and forgettable, cheesy dance tunes that are blasted out of the mega clubs there. Well if faceless, one hit only DJs don’t do it for you, try Hot Chip instead. The Warning is the follow up to their acclaimed 2004 debut Coming On Strong.
The hypnotic Over And Over will have already embedded itself into the nation’s consciousness as will the recent single Boy From School. Careful takes two step garage and gives it the typical quirkiness that is so typical of Hot Chip. Tchaparian is robotically bleepin’ and just plain funky. It’s followed by the mellow, Look After Me which comes complete with what sounds suspiciously like birds chirping away on a summer's day. It’s the one you can easily imagine to be the one that gets the crowd singing along at gigs. Whoever said the geeks shall herit the could well be on to someting.
Rating: 3/5
Release date: 22nd May 2006
Label: EMI
Info: www.hotchip.co.uk
Words by: Helen Duong