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Hot Chip strip down their influences, reworking scores of sound into new, distinctly original machinations. [Aug 2006, p.222]
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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.
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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]
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81As far as improvements go, The Warning isn't so much a triumph as it is a reach in the right direction.
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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.
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80In 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.
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'The Warning' will claim your souls and break your hearts.
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80'The Warning' is a splendid combination of braindance and footdance.
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80With The Warning, they've willed themselves beyond bathos by sincerely embracing their English art-pop sensibilities. [Jun 2006, p.103]
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80Splendid. [Jun 2006, p.111]
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80Here, [Hot Chip] beefs up the rhythms and tones down the indie-geek shtick. [Jul 2006, p.84]
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80[A] fantastic collection of nu-dance.
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80Not once does a song sound ripped off or unoriginal. What Hot Chip have done is to create a new landscape of electronica.
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With The Warning, the band again forces listeners to drop the safety of labeling and comparisons with other bands.
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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.
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They are very good at making sleepy, hapless trip-pop sprayed with whimsy.
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Imagine the Postal Service, but far more danceable and quirkily experimental.
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80The Warning shows us a Hot Chip both familiar and unexpectedly progressive.
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80A highly entertaining album, and perfect for blasting during hot summer days.
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In the end, Hot Chip leave us frustrated, which makes sense since this is an album about frustration.
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The band has a uniquely emotional sound within their electric labyrinth playground. [#14]
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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.
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Hot Chip is that rare band able to seamlessly meld its disparate elements. [Sep 2006, p.82]
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60Hot Chip's relentless stylistic hopscotch... ends up in an intricate muddle that fully engages neither hips nor heart. [Jun 2006, p.138]
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Not all the ideas connect, but the tunes are plenty inviting.
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The slower songs on The Warning have a kind of raggedy, pioneering charm.
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40There 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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