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The Warning
by Hot Chip
The genre-mashing Londoners return with a quick follow-up to last year's debut 'Coming On Strong.'
| LABEL: |
Astralwerks |
| RELEASE DATE: |
13 June 2006 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock, Electronic |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Alternative Press
Hot Chip strip down their influences, reworking scores of sound into new, distinctly original machinations. [Aug 2006, p.222]
91
Stylus Magazine
The fact that Hot Chip can take all these conflicting moods, string them together, and make of them a satisfying whole is testament to their understanding of the classic rubric of the pop album—an identifiable, unique sound that has enough room to allow for variety and enough consistency to keep the listener's attention.
83
Entertainment Weekly
The quintet's refined funk tweaks the genre-busting dance rock of classic Prince and New Order with a modern, synth-happy sheen. [16 Jun 2006, p.77]
81
Pitchfork
As far as improvements go, The Warning isn't so much a triumph as it is a reach in the right direction.
80
Playlouder
'The Warning' is a splendid combination of braindance and footdance.
80
PopMatters
The Warning shows us a Hot Chip both familiar and unexpectedly progressive.
80
BBC collective
Their second album continues in a similarly delicious vein, melding wonky electronics, pillow-soft soul and lyrics that manage to weave strange violence into gorgeous soul songs.
80
Dot Music
In terms of wide-ranging savvy, fizzing enthusiasm and the sheer brilliance of its dance-pop tunes, "The Warning" is shaping-up to be the "Demon Days" of 2006.
80
Drowned In Sound
'The Warning' will claim your souls and break your hearts.
80
musicOMH.com
Not once does a song sound ripped off or unoriginal. What Hot Chip have done is to create a new landscape of electronica.
80
New Musical Express
It's far too early to say whether they will reach the same lofty heights, but there's something of New Order in Hot Chip. There's the same mix of art school-meets-working man demeanour, an unabashed acknowledgement of the debt popular music owes to clubland and a wry lyrical conceit.
80
Observer Music Monthly
They are very good at making sleepy, hapless trip-pop sprayed with whimsy.
80
The Guardian
[A] fantastic collection of nu-dance.
80
Uncut
With The Warning, they've willed themselves beyond bathos by sincerely embracing their English art-pop sensibilities. [Jun 2006, p.103]
80
Urb
Splendid. [Jun 2006, p.111]
80
The New York Times
Imagine the Postal Service, but far more danceable and quirkily experimental.
80
Almost Cool
A highly entertaining album, and perfect for blasting during hot summer days.
80
Spin
Here, [Hot Chip] beefs up the rhythms and tones down the indie-geek shtick. [Jul 2006, p.84]
80
Prefix Magazine
With The Warning, the band again forces listeners to drop the safety of labeling and comparisons with other bands.
79
cokemachineglow
In the end, Hot Chip leave us frustrated, which makes sense since this is an album about frustration.
70
All Music Guide
It's like listening to early New Order records for the first time, waiting for the next one with a little bit of excited anticipation to see what's going to happen next with every new song.
70
Under The Radar
The band has a uniquely emotional sound within their electric labyrinth playground. [#14]
70
Paste Magazine
Hot Chip is that rare band able to seamlessly meld its disparate elements. [Sep 2006, p.82]
60
Dusted Magazine
The slower songs on The Warning have a kind of raggedy, pioneering charm.
60
Rolling Stone
Not all the ideas connect, but the tunes are plenty inviting.
60
Blender
Hot Chip's relentless stylistic hopscotch... ends up in an intricate muddle that fully engages neither hips nor heart. [Jun 2006, p.138]
40
Q Magazine
There are moments... as good and chart-friendly as anything by Royksopp or Mylo.... But most of the time they prefer to trade in dreary whimsy. [Jun 2006, p.116]
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