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Fortunately, the music on The Warning is aces. Utilizing a kitchen-sink-by-Casio approach to instrumentation, without cluttering individual tracks, Hot Chip pull from absolutely everywhere.
4y
83
The quintet's refined funk tweaks the genre-busting dance rock of classic Prince and New Order with a modern, synth-happy sheen.
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3y
81
Electro-soul band's second album abandons the graceful, delicate melodies of its debut for songs with more wallop.
15y
80
Maybe it's Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard's assured harmonies, or the warm flourishes that break up the bontempi beats, but the odd flaw aside, it's all a bit special.
4y
80
They are very good at making sleepy, hapless trip-pop sprayed with whimsy.
5y
80
With The Warning, the band again forces listeners to drop the safety of labeling and comparisons with other bands.
5y
80
'The Warning' is perhaps the best album of the year so far, and in 2004 few would have predicted such an occurrence, even those with sympathy for Hot Chip.
6y
80
With The Warning, they've willed themselves beyond bathos by sincerely embracing their English art-pop sensibilities.
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3y
80
Occasionally, things take a misguided turn into the 1980s, as on the bleeping and rather slack Tchaparian - but that's a small, forgivable folly in an otherwise fantastic collection of nu-dance.
10y
80
Their obvious enthusiasm for creating catchy, beautiful noise shines through on every track.
12y
80
While ‘Over And Over’s crunchy electro might be tearing up indie discos up and down the land, there’s a warmer, more relaxed heart to the rest of their sophomore album.
12y
80
Here, the quintet beefs up the rhythms and tones down the indie-geek shtick.
11y
80
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.
12y
80
The Warning shows us a Hot Chip both familiar and unexpectedly progressive. If you like your dance music intelligent but still accessible, with soulful harmonies and cheeky lyrics that surprise you with moments of deep feeling, this record comes highly recommended.
15y
80
Not once does a song sound ripped off or unoriginal. What Hot Chip have done is to create a new landscape of electronica.
15y
80
'The Warning' will claim your souls and break your hearts.
15y
79
In the end, Hot Chip leave us frustrated, which makes sense since this is an album about frustration.
11y
70
The band has a uniquely emotional sound within their electric labyrinth playground.
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2y
70
Hot Chip is that rare band able to seamlessly meld its disparate elements.
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2y
70
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.
11y
60
Not all the ideas connect, but the tunes are plenty inviting.
11y
40
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.
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3y
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Gotta love some groovy electronics. I’ve only heard one record from Hot Chip before and it’s their newest one as of right now, Freakout / Release. I enjoyed that one because it’s really fun, and I enjoy this one for almost the same reasons. Some catchy songs, fun production and sometimes some interesting structures as well. Boy From School is probably my fav, and is the ... read more
Eclecticism as its finest, a collection of bristling, sad-eyed, honey-soaked and infectiously funny synthpop that is just as surefooted in its barnstorming (“Careful”, “(Just Like We) Breakdown”) as it is sugary in its sweet-talking (“Boy From School”, “Look After Me”). Melodically, Taylor’s prep school yelp and Goddard’s burly baritone complement one another with the deft assurance of a stand-up comic or shrewd politician, with all of ... read more
This is one of these albums I just can't explain to friends and collegues and just need them to listen. You can feel and hear that every track is hand made. Analogue synths are in great use in this album and it fits so well. The unique singing style of layering to octaves with seperate singers adds to this authentic feeling while making it feel strange and unnaturale. Bravo.
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Track List
| 1 | Careful 3:28 | 84 |
| 2 | Boy from School 5:19 | 94 |
| 3 | Colours 5:28 | 80 |
| 4 | Over and Over 5:47 | 92 |
| 5 | (Just Like We) Breakdown 4:12 | 80 |
| 6 | Tchaparian 3:20 | 75 |
| 7 | Look After Me 4:49 | 78 |
| 8 | The Warning 4:51 | 88 |
| 9 | Arrest Yourself 2:31 | 87 |
| 10 | So Glad to See You 4:05 | 81 |
| 11 | No Fit State 5:38 | 83 |
| 12 | Won't Wash 2:35 | 65 |
Total Length: 52 minutes
