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Hot Chip: Freakout / Release (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
“Freakout/Release is another dizzying high in a multi-decade career that’s seen Hot Chip continuing to innovate and develop a rich, resonant songcraft. And while they continue to operate at peak form, the album also feels like a new chapter for the group—a collection of flesh-and-blood songs that finds the band reaching into the darkness to emerge as a true creative unit, their gazes fixed positively on the future ahead. ‘Down’ was the first song the band worked on for the record; anchored around a sample of Universal Togetherness Band’s ‘More Than Enough’ that Joe Goddard had looped, it kicked off the writing process and the band finished the song in a burst of energy. Lyrically, Freakout/Release explores darker emotions than previous Hot Chip albums have, drawing from the personal and the political to chart the ways people survive even amidst immovable struggles. Hot Chip aren’t alone while exploring emotionally uncertain territory. Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon features on ‘The Evil That Men Do’, British DJ and musician Lou Hayter lends her vocals to the slinky ‘Hard to Be Funky,’ while legendary production duo Soulwax contribute additional magic to the raucous title track.” – Domino
- brown colored double vinyl pressing
- indie exclusive
- digital download included
- limited edition
- music label: Domino 2022
