A Bath Full of Ecstasy
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings
- Summary: The seventh full-length studio release for British indie electronic group features production from Rodaidh McDonald and Philippe Zdar.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Alternative Dance
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Jun 24, 2019These nine new songs see the band’s gift for melody and grasp of pop’s dynamics tweaked into transcendent shapes by the late house master Philippe Zdar and xx producer Rodaidh McDonald.
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Jun 17, 2019Their ingenuity and introspection often serves as an antidote to brash, factory-made pop, making them crucial figures within the wider pop landscape. On A Bath Full of Ecstasy, Hot Chip remain as vital as ever.
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Jun 18, 2019A Bath Full Of Ecstasy might be a somewhat eccentric name, but it ultimately does sum the album up rather well (assuming it means the abstract emotion rather than literal pills stacked up in a bathtub): a lush, adventurous experience, immersive and refreshing.
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Q MagazineJun 17, 2019A Bath Full of Ecstasy feels like a glorious concentration of Hot Chip's skills. [Summer 2019, p.111]
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Jun 19, 2019The band consistently reward close listening with little treasures, like on Echo, where a deceptively barebones instrumental is coloured with keys that decay slightly differently every few seconds, and bass that uses flourishes so understated they’re basically subconscious. That’s to say nothing of the songwriting, which is as catchy and uncool as ever.
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Jun 28, 2019The sonic backdrop is richer, more luscious and colourful, whilst rhythms that once would twitch are now more confident and loose.
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UncutJun 17, 2019Though they're all pushing 40, Hot Chip have seldom sounded as youthful and carefree as they do on seventh studio album A Bath Full Of Ecstasy. [Jul 2019, p.29]
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Jun 23, 2019Great return to form, a perfect middle ground of the last album and earlier efforts.
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Jun 21, 2019Great, as usual! I need more time to check details, but feels great as previous works.
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Jun 27, 2019
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Jun 22, 2019A surprise to see show up in my news feed, and an even greater joy to my ears.
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