Hot Chip – One Life Stand (3.5/6)

Personally, the appeal of Hot Chip has always been their seamless ability to follow catchy and insistent

Hot Chip – One Life Stand (3.5 out of 6)

Personally, the appeal of Hot Chip has always been their seamless ability to follow catchy and insistent electro-pop dance tracks with equally enjoyable, atmospheric slow-jams.  Unfortunately, the London five-some has forgone the former for almost exclusively the latter.  As a result, One Life Stand turns out to be, for lack of a better word, boring.

A disappointment for me, sorry guys, but you need that contrast.

- B

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Listen to Friendly Fires vs Holy Ghost – “On Board”

MTT is big fans of the music that gets your feet movin’ and your body groovin, and for years, DFA and XL Recordings has been putting out consistently great dance tunes.  We’ve got a sneak peek of On Board for you off the split single from Friendly Fires and Holy Ghost!

The split single “started off as a drunken conversation at Corsica’s Calvi Rocks festival in July 2009. Friendly Fires had just played live, Holy Ghost had just finished DJing, and in the post-gig haze the decision was made by each band to cover one of the other’s songs.”  Have a listen!

Latest tracks by Girlie Action

‘Hold On / On Board’ will be available on the following formats:

12”:

A1. Friendly Fires – Hold On
A2. Friendly Fires – Hold On (Instrumental)
B1. Holy Ghost – On Board
B2. Holy Ghost – On Board (Instrumental)

Download:

1. Friendly Fires – Hold On
2. Friendly Fires – Hold On (Instrumental)
3. Holy Ghost – On Board
4. Holy Ghost – On Board (Instrumental)
5. Holy Ghost – On Board (Dub)

XL RECORDINGS / DFA SPLIT 12” AND DOWNLOAD RELEASED ON MARCH 8TH, 2010

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