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With 'One Life Stand' Hot Chip have created another widescreen pop masterpiece. A track that seeps through to your soul while defiantly striking a pose on the dance floor called now. Indeed, hot chip have an uncanny knack of creating great singles, from the bruising 'over and over' and the dizzying 'boy from school' to 2008's ubiquitous smash 'ready for the floor', alexis, joe, felix, al and owen have constantly pushed the boundaries of what pop music can be and new single 'one life stand' is no exception; a masterful 3 minute wonder that will surely sit alongside the very best in the annals of contemporary pop music. Hot chip have always been equally adept at producing floor fillers alongside songs of intimacy and melancholy and with 'one life stand' they have pulled off the rare trick of executing both at the same time, by lyrically declaring a personal and tender message within the confines of a tune that is infectious, deeply danceable, fortified and ready for the dancefloor. This Special Edition CD/DVD includes 24 min. making of documentary; Live from Brixton 2008 (3 songs)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I started listening to Hot Chip shortly after The Warning came out, in 2006, and I fell in love with the band's knack for writing catchy, melodic, and danceable tunes. The album had a brilliant balance of hard and fast dance tracks and slower, smoother ballads and pop songs. When Made in the Dark came out in early 2008, I was disappointed with the direction the band had taken, eschewing their melodic inklings for a more dance-oriented album, filling in the gaps with some meager attempts at '70s R&B and soul. Alas, the dance tunes lacked the punch of brilliant songs like "Over and Over," and I sort of put Hot Chip on the proverbial shelf, somewhat forgetting about them, until of course I read about the impending release of One Life Stand.
Like clockwork, Hot Chip are set to release another album in their two year cycle, and One Life Stand can certainly serve as fitting company to the excellent The Warning. It seems that this time around, Hot Chip have again learned how to love melody, and have worked it in throughout the record, creating captivating hooks and little ear worms that you'll have stuck in your head for weeks, if not months. The chillout bridge and triumphant harmonized chorus of the title track soars well above and beyond Made in the Dark, and it's at this point that it becomes obvious that Hot Chip have done it again. The songs are more tightly composed and the styles more varied on this effort, and I for one am very pleased with the restraint shown by the band on this go. I am once again in the thrall of Hot Chip, and looking forward to their next album in February of 2012. Other album highlight include the brilliant closer, "Take It In" and the beautiful fraternal-love-touting "Brothers." Another great record for 2010. Damn, this is a good year.
Like clockwork, Hot Chip are set to release another album in their two year cycle, and One Life Stand can certainly serve as fitting company to the excellent The Warning. It seems that this time around, Hot Chip have again learned how to love melody, and have worked it in throughout the record, creating captivating hooks and little ear worms that you'll have stuck in your head for weeks, if not months. The chillout bridge and triumphant harmonized chorus of the title track soars well above and beyond Made in the Dark, and it's at this point that it becomes obvious that Hot Chip have done it again. The songs are more tightly composed and the styles more varied on this effort, and I for one am very pleased with the restraint shown by the band on this go. I am once again in the thrall of Hot Chip, and looking forward to their next album in February of 2012. Other album highlight include the brilliant closer, "Take It In" and the beautiful fraternal-love-touting "Brothers." Another great record for 2010. Damn, this is a good year.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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"One Life Stand" is UK dance quintet Hot Chip's 4th album and it is filled with swirling synths, catchy melodies, and angelic falsettos. Opening cut "Thieves in the Night" is deliriously euphoric, while "Hand Me Down Your Love" sets sweeping strings to a Motown-style beat. Title track "One Life Stand" is dark & chiming at the same time, while "Alley Cats" and the floaty Pet Shop boys-style "Take It In" are more sombre.
The bouncy "We Have Love" was apparently inspired by Donna Summer's "I Feel Love", while the pulsing "Brothers" (a paean to looking out for each other) starts off ballad-like. Of the upbeat numbers, "I Feel Better" is the stand-out, trance-like and hypnotic with icy synth-strings and bouncy beat perfectly offsetting the warbled falsetto. My favourite.
The ballads are a revelation themselves; "Keep Quiet" and especially the Doo Wop-style piano ballad "Slush" with densely layered harmonies. Clever and beautiful!
The bouncy "We Have Love" was apparently inspired by Donna Summer's "I Feel Love", while the pulsing "Brothers" (a paean to looking out for each other) starts off ballad-like. Of the upbeat numbers, "I Feel Better" is the stand-out, trance-like and hypnotic with icy synth-strings and bouncy beat perfectly offsetting the warbled falsetto. My favourite.
The ballads are a revelation themselves; "Keep Quiet" and especially the Doo Wop-style piano ballad "Slush" with densely layered harmonies. Clever and beautiful!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is my favorite working band right now. The rhythms are amazing. This album fits right in with the rest of their repertoire. It's a bit mellower than the last two. Not my absolute favorite (that would be The Warning), but "One Life Stand" and "Take It In" are worth the price of admission.
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Hypnotic and Captivating
I had the great fortune of recently discovering this band about four months ago. I heard One Life Stand here in the US and pulled it into Shazam to identify it on my iPhone. Read more
Published 13 days ago by damonter
One Life Stand
Key tracks would definitely be "I Feel Better", "One Life Stand", "We Have Love", and "Keep Quiet. I love the emotional honesty and haunting vibe from the drone of the beats and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Frank Beauchamp
Hot Chip -- One Life Stand
Hot Chip is unquestionably one of the most distinctive technosonic music groups to emerge in the last decade. Read more
Published on April 19, 2010 by Jonathon M. Wood
okay... not as good as "The Warning"
from myBlog d1esel6.blogspot.com (go check it out!)
...I discovered this Electronic group last Fall, and once I listened to some of their music I became a fan. Read more
...I discovered this Electronic group last Fall, and once I listened to some of their music I became a fan. Read more
Published on April 2, 2010 by H. Alexander
Not bad. Not their best.
Their previous works were so good, so funny, so catchy, so cheeky, I think they probably found it hard to top that. This one is not as poppy, not as catchy, not as bright. Read more
Published on March 20, 2010 by Hammer-Y
Hot Chip Baby
The recently released fourth studio album by Hot Chip entitled One Life Stand, is a calm, innovative effort carefully crafted by the popular British electropop band. Read more
Published on March 15, 2010 by JFoster6
Hot Chip Enter Their 'Growing Up' Phase
The British electro-pop band Hot Chip have shown that they have done some growing up on their most recent album, One Life Stand. Read more
Published on March 14, 2010 by etw3p
Tied as their best album!!
Like most here I first got into Hot Chip after listening to "The Boy From School" on Pitchfork and instantly became obsessed with it. Read more
Published on February 19, 2010 by Vinny Mac
Hot Chip continues its winning ways (mostly)
After a couple of initial tentative albums, Hot Chip broke out with its delicious 2006 album "The Warning", which contained several irresistible songs like "Over and Over",... Read more
Published on February 9, 2010 by Paul Allaer
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