Like a monkey with a miniature cymbal

At a friend’s urging over instant messenger, I checked out Hot Chip on MySpace, and within 20 minutes I’d bought and downloaded The Warning off iTunes and ordered tickets online to their Nov 6 show at the Mod Club. And the record industry says the internet is destroying them. Pffft.

They sound like the Postal Service - simple, forlorn pop vocals over ’80s electronic beats - but less precious. It’s probably because they’re British. Anyway, I pushed it onto a beta tester -- a co-worker whose taste runs to the happy and electronic -- and it got his seal of approval, so that’s good enough for me.

Hot Chip website
Hot Chip on MySpace