News
Freakout/Release Due Out August 19 via Domino
Apr 19, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Hot Chip have announced a new album, Freakout/Release, and shared its first single, “Down,” via a video for it. More
Album Due Out October 2 and Features Four Exclusive Hot Chip Track, Listen to Cover of “Candy Says”
Sep 02, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Hot Chip are the latest artists to take part in the Late Night Tales series, in which musicians are tasked with putting out a chilled out mix to be listened to late at night. Their Late Night Tales album will feature four previously unreleased Hot Chip tracks and today they have shared one of them, a cover of The Velvet Underground’s “Candy Says.” More
Plus Water From Your Eyes, Holy Fuck, Moon Duo, Tindersticks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We knew this week’s #1 song would be our #1 the moment we heard it. It might be the #1 Song of the Year even, we’ll see. More
New Single Out Now via AWAL
Sep 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Toronto’s Holy Fuck have shared a new song, “Luxe,” that features the guest vocals of Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip. Right now it’s a standalone single on AWAL. More
Issue 65 is Out Now and Also Includes Interviews with Sharon Van Etten, Deerhunter, Foals, and Kurt Vile; Plus a Tribute to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, and Much More
Mar 01, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 65, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Mitski on the front cover and boygenius (Julien Baker + Phoebe Bridgers + Lucy Dacus) on the back cover. More
Plus Mount Eerie, Father John Misty, Twin Shadow, Mark Kozelek, Alexis Taylor, Wye Oak, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 23, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
It was a crazy good week for new songs. So much so that we could only narrow down this week’s Songs of the Week to 12 tracks, as opposed to our normal 10. Speedy Ortiz almost made the list with “Lucky 88,” the first single off their newly announced new album Twerp Verse, but then it would’ve been 13 songs and we gave into superstition. More
Beautiful Thing Due Out April 20 on Domino
Feb 20, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Hot Chip founding member/lead vocalist Alexis Taylor has announced a new solo album, Beautiful Thing, and shared a video for its title track. Beautiful Thing is due out April 20 via Domino. Check out the “Beautiful Thing” video below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art. More
Solo Album Await Barbarians Out June 9
May 23, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
On June 9 Hot Chip‘s Alexis Taylor will release his new solo album Await Barbarians. More
Due Out June 9 Via Domino
Apr 02, 2014
By Laura Studarus
On June 9 Alexis Taylor will release a solo album called Await Barbarians. More
Titled Nayim From The Halfway Line
Dec 05, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Hot Chip frontman Alexis Taylor has made a surprise announcement this morning with word that he will release a new solo EP. More
Interviews
Taylor on Kanye West, Childhood Birthday Parties and Vacations, His First Job, and the Stray Cat Who Broke His Heart
Mar 11, 2019
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2018 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip. More
Reviews
Apr 20, 2018
By Stephen Mayne
Some artists use solo albums to experiment outside the day job while others cut the background noise. The latter is the case for Hot Chip founders Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard, who, separated from each other, double down on what they each individually bring to the band. More
May 10, 2017
By Stephen Mayne
Alexis Taylor is best known as a member of Hot Chip, but the British musician has also released solo albums, and he’s now released the same solo album twice. More
Jul 26, 2016
By Dan Lucas
Given how wonderfully dense and complex his best-known work with Hot Chip is, it is always surprising how relatively straightforward Alexis Taylor’s work is when he goes it alone. More
Jun 27, 2014
By Cody Ray Shafer
Hot Chip frontman Alexis Taylor‘s second solo release is a record for sleepless nights, an introspective wandering that shoots off incoherent musings at nobody in particular. It’s spacey and big, but delicately intimate. Everything sounds so close, while leaving room to breathe. More
