Hot Chip / Freakout/Release
| Album: | Freakout/Release | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Hot Chip | Added: | Nov 2022 | |
| Label: | Domino Recording Company | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2023-01-28 | Pull Date: | 2023-04-01 |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 2 | Mar 26 | Mar 12 | Mar 5 | Feb 26 | Feb 19 | Feb 12 | Feb 5 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 06, 2023: | Fermentation Station
Down |
4. | Apr 06, 2023: | Run-Away Radio
Out of My Depth, Guilty |
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| 2. | Apr 19, 2023: | mitchell's library
Eleanor |
5. | Apr 04, 2023: | Exploring the ul-A file
Miss the Bliss |
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| 3. | Apr 13, 2023: | emergency meeting
Down |
6. | Apr 03, 2023: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Down |
Album Review
DJ Postnatal
Reviewed 2022-12-16
Reviewed 2022-12-16
The synthpop dancerock band is back at it again. This album is a little more minor key than their previous releases, but that's post-COVID for you. The tracks that really hit are good grooves, but the ones that miss (mostly with guest vocalists) leave something to be desired.
RIYL Cut Copy, The Presets, Junior Boys
No FCCs detected
Recommended tracks: 1*, 3, 4*, 5, 7, 8*, 10*, 11
1. (3:54) Starts off funky, then gets more electric. A toe tapper with piano riffs.
2. (5:12) Funky, fast little ditty with synthy keys.
3. (3:20) Eurythmics vibe to this one. Rockin' electric guitar and vocoder.
4. (3:27) Twinkling, multivocal, grooving lament.
5. (4:34) Starts off ethereal, then gets more intense with layered harmonies.
6. (4:13) Is the funk sexy? Minimal with a "funky" baseline and staccato guitar and tambourine.
7. (4:38) Ticking, echoing beat with falsetto interjections. A bouncy, minor key jam.
8. (4:59) My fave. Catchy, beautiful call-and-response gentle minor key jam. Vocoder again.
9. (5:27) Head bobber groove with choral backups. Slower, minor key. Rap feat. Cadence Weapon sounds like an afterthought.
10. (4:05) French space-out turns into a triumphant 80s anthem.
11. (3:57) Strings and harmonies great into a happy hi-hat drum beat. Wistful ending.
RIYL Cut Copy, The Presets, Junior Boys
No FCCs detected
Recommended tracks: 1*, 3, 4*, 5, 7, 8*, 10*, 11
1. (3:54) Starts off funky, then gets more electric. A toe tapper with piano riffs.
2. (5:12) Funky, fast little ditty with synthy keys.
3. (3:20) Eurythmics vibe to this one. Rockin' electric guitar and vocoder.
4. (3:27) Twinkling, multivocal, grooving lament.
5. (4:34) Starts off ethereal, then gets more intense with layered harmonies.
6. (4:13) Is the funk sexy? Minimal with a "funky" baseline and staccato guitar and tambourine.
7. (4:38) Ticking, echoing beat with falsetto interjections. A bouncy, minor key jam.
8. (4:59) My fave. Catchy, beautiful call-and-response gentle minor key jam. Vocoder again.
9. (5:27) Head bobber groove with choral backups. Slower, minor key. Rap feat. Cadence Weapon sounds like an afterthought.
10. (4:05) French space-out turns into a triumphant 80s anthem.
11. (3:57) Strings and harmonies great into a happy hi-hat drum beat. Wistful ending.
Track Listing
| 1. | Down | 6. | Hard to Be Funky | |||
| 2. | Eleanor | 7. | Time | |||
| 3. | Freakout/Release | 8. | Miss the Bliss | |||
| 4. | Broken | 9. | The Evil That Men Do | |||
| 5. | Not Alone | 10. | Guilty | |||
| 11. | Out of My Depth | |||||