In Our Heads

9/10 any girl born after 1993 can’t cook… all they know is mcdonald’s, charge they phone, twerk, be bisexual, listen to hot chip & lie

It wasn't bad nor good, it was like listening to nothing. No feelings at all. I really have nothing to say about it. Seriously, nothing better for the 2010 decade?

Sounds like savourless rice cereals that you stare at as it gets all soaked in milk on a Monday morning's depression. How is this important in music history?

I was excited about this one after reading Apple Music's little write-up for it. I liked it, but didn't love it. At times I really, really liked it, and at other times, I felt like it was ostentatious hipster trash.

I found myself enjoying this more than I thought I would (like, way more), so I went back for another listen and it sounds like they're deliberately echoing some rather famous songs to get you to pay attention and then switching up the formula. It's actually kind of clever in a couple of spots. Unfortunately, there are also way too many moments that are just generic dance music, which is a shame, because I started off wanting to hate this album, and then after some time I really wanted to love it, but I couldn't quite get there. I've settled on "I'm glad somebody made me listen to this because I never would have chosen it." Best track: Let Me Be Him

This album is actually something I'd add to my playlists. They are considered British Electronic Pop, but there are definitely some chill indie elements to it favorite track: Look at Where We Are (possibly the best song I've found during this project so far)

Love Hot Chip's blend of alt-pop and dance music. They make really interesting tracks and this album is up there.

One of the few albums that brings back memories of where I was when I was listening to it for the first time: walking next to the Cannon River in Minnesota on a warming spring day, hearing the opening tuba pomp of “Motion Sickness” and being immediately entranced by how familiar and odd it was at the same time. Hot Chip weren’t the first example of a live band doing electronic music I’d ever heard before, but I hadn’t really heard anyone else do music like this. Of course, having listened to infinitely more music in the intervening 12 years (including a *lot* more Hot Chip), the sound itself is less novel, but the presentation seems more novel than ever. Just in the first three songs, you have the aforementioned tuba/arpeggiating synth of “Motion Sickness” leading into the thumping kicks of “How Do You Do?” leading into the bombastic R&B-pop of “Don’t Deny Your Heart”. Everyone loves “Flutes” for being probably one of the best buildups in dance music, and I like it a lot too, but I take greater pleasures in other moments: the slinky vocals of “These Chains”, the unique romanticism of “Let Me Be Him”. Around this time, I got into Hot Chip’s live act, and they still remain my favorite live band even I don’t really believe in my hyperlaudatory stance that they’re the best live band currently working anymore. That live show still influences my opinion of this album…but I still love this album deeply. I’m glad a lot of you really liked it, too.

BL: this is my first 100% “blind listening” do not know anything about any of the members and after a quick google around I can’t see any obvious links other than they wrote a song for Katy Perry a long time after this album came out - so I will give it a listen. AL: wow. I thought this album was great! Very cool electronic pop album which reminded me a lot of Air, The Postal Service and at some points Daft Punk. The synth hooks and vocal lines were incredibly catchy and offer a lot of Lo-Fi groove similar to some of LCD Soundsystem’s “Sounds of Silver” album. This was very appealing to listen to the whole way through - I absolutely loved tracks 1-7, the last 4 tracks however I felt were slightly weaker than the previous 2/3rds of the album. I highly recommend this overall and would definitely think it’s worth the listen, Favourite tracks: “Motion Sickness”, “Don’t Deny Your Heart”, and “Night and Day” 4/5

Great album, except for the singer’s voice

Had geen idee wat te verwachten. En dit album bleef nummer na nummer verrassen. Ik werd er zowaar erg vrolijk van. Toffe ontdekking!

It's so good

Look at where we are is a beautiful song, and it is surrounded by a vast array of energies, each presented in sometimes chaotic, sometimes soothing electronic sounds.

Why have I never heard of Hot Chip before?!

This is incredible, so original and funky

Love it! Where has this been? How did I not know about this? I can't stop listening! Night and Day. <3

So stoked this is on the list. One of the greatest albums of the 21st century. Fond memories of waking Mit around Norman Park on Friday arvo with a beer in hand and this on the iPod. Start to finish perfection.

Never heard of this guys, love the album, I'm now a fan

Unexpectedly loved it. Maybe because I was getting soaked by rain on my bike while listening and it somehow made me less grumpy about it

Great album.

I've listened to Hot Chip a little ("Ready For the Floor"'s cool video was on my iPod video back in the day), but never dove super deep in. It has always amazed me these five, accountant-looking British guys can make legitimately great dance music. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this album; it sounds like a killer remix album for an already-killer pop album. I think it stumbles once or twice ("Now There Is Nothing", and how do you not use "Let Me Be Him" as the closer?), so I'd call this a 4.5. I'm rounding up due to the fact I threw it back on once I had finished, which hasn't happened frequently on this list. Favorite tracks: "These Chains", "Night And Day", "Flutes", "How Do You Do?"

This totally surprised me. It is so unabashedly upbeat and happy that it at first it put me off, then after a song or two I was all in. I’m going to be checking out more from this group, because god knows I could always use some extra smiles. TERRIFIC!

nice

sweet treat time

Boppy, hot chip is great for a bit of funky, chill listening with great beat, fun vocals. Each track is pretty great with no real weak ones.

The hipster band it's ok to like.

Solid follow up from Hot Chip

A classic 2010s album. Some real bangers on this one.

Excellent album! Forgot how much I like these guys. Every song was great. I’ve been skipping over them on shuffle lately but they’re an awesome band

Awesome vibes.

One of the best of the decade.

Yeahhhhhh 🙌🏼

Ambient, funky, poppy, whimsical, sad lyrics

I can’t stop listening to it, so easy and relaxed

LOVE IT

Certain albums I already have in my record collection, and this one is WELL WORN. Hot Chip are a collection of gearheads with encyclopedic knowledge of music and channel it into this blend of live house music with pop structures. Beyond that, for a band that came out of the "indie-sleaze" era, these well-written songs have an amazing balance of equal parts heart and humor. This one takes me back and I'll always keep circling back to Hot Chip, and this is one of their finest and most cohesive of their catalogue.

Never heard of these guys… I really enjoyed this album. Good chill songs

Really enjoyed this entire LP Gave my new Subwoofer a good workout

I was miffed the album with Over and Over wasn’t on this list. I owned that album in the 2000s. I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Seems like a cool record to put on to impress people with your indie cred.

Great album that somehow passed me by. I only knew 1 of the tracks from before. Will be listening again

With most songs of this album, Hot Chip manages to beat LCD Soundsystem on its own turf--a turf filled with cold yet infectious grooves drawing from EDM regalia, eighties sugary vocal hooks, krautrock-inspired dirges, and adequate callbacks to Pet Shop Boys, Prince or Steely Dan. On paper this sort of description risks coming off like a cheesefest, but Alexis Taylor and co. very often avoid that pitfall by relying on tense and tight *minor* harmonies, giving a little substance or gravitas to the admittedly festive proceeedings. Those sorts of harmonies are the secret sauce here. Otherwise, I don't think I would like that menu as much as I do now. Only two tracks come off as awkward or hackneyed, in a The 1975 fashion: They're "Don't Deny Your Heart" on the first half, and "Now There Is Nothing" on the second. But the rest is excellent, from the somewhat ominous opener "Motion Sickness" to house-music-adjacent jam "Flutes" (concluding on a surprising and quite sophisticated chord sequence to boot!). Or from the touching, subtly layered, and surprisingly restrained and concise ballad "Look At Where We Are" to the maniacal, devilish, and syncopated off-kilter rythms of "Night And Day". So minus the two partially forgivable duds quoted earlier, the tracklisting of this LP offers a very dynamic experience of Hot Chip's talents--with songs that are both in the same vein and yet varied enough to offer fresh and new angles on that sound, and this up until the very last cut. Quite impressive. And fun, considering I wasn't too attuned to this sort of experimental pop sound when this record originally came out. I remember seeing the band live in a festival around *In Our Heads*'s release, though, and even back then I admitted they were a strong act. But, as I said, I didn't expect to like this album as much as I do now. I'm probably more open-minded to this sort of sound these days--even though said sound aged a little. Because what's interesting in that particular strand of indietronica is that it takes the best of both the indie and the dancefloor worlds in ways where the mix sounds natural and enticing. Not so easy to pull off. And even more admirable when you realize how stong the writing is, often allowing Hot Chip to avoid pure gimmickry--a flaw often found in that sort of mash-up genre. I browsed through a lot of other Hot Chip albums after listening to this one, by the way. You have stellar gems in some of them--like "Over And Over", "Boy From School" and the title track on *The Warning* ; or "One Life Stand" on the LP that bears that song's name... Yet it's clear to me that *In Our Heads* is the band's most convincing offer in a long format. As of now, at least. Sometimes hits are not what makes a record great. Sometimes it's the overall story, or the whole adventure, whether the latter are in an LP, a film or just in your heads. Glad Hot Chip got that particular "story" out from theirs. 4.5/5 for the purposes of this list, rounded up to 5. Which translates to a 9.5/10 grade for more gemeral purposes (4.5 + 5). Number of albums left to review: 232 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 332 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 195 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 248

A small part of me wants to insist that Hot Chip makes some pretty bad music, but it just goes directly into a specific part of my brain and pulls all the right levers. It's instant dopamine and completely addictive.

Bro what the hell this is some of the best music I’ve ever heard. How have I never heard of this band. Easy 10/10

очень напомнило джойвейв

The first half of this is a perfect stretch of songs

They’re good Hot Chip, I should listen to them more.

I really enjoyed this, I’m not that into electronica but this was great I kinda feel it’s a genre I can slowly woo myself into going from any old rock band to something like the killers to MGMT to this is slowly moving my tastes into that indie electronica direction. Maybe one day I’ll find enjoyment in one of those mostly instrumental ones but not for now. 4/5

Flute is an amazing track

Good, upbeat synth pop music with "novelty" guitar song! Gets under your skin and is pretty infectious.

This is one banging record! 4 Goddamn "Flutes" is fucking fire

Loved it - superb album which I will get on vinyl.

Я, когда только ознакомился с жанрами альбома, и увидел год, не ожидал если честно от него ничего хорошего, но я был очень удивлён, когда его начал слушать. Этот альбом создан в таком жанре, как индитроника, и он мне очень понравился. Идеальная околодиско/синтипоповая электронника с современными прибамбасами. Слушается очень легко, и полно хороших мелодий.

It was really refreshing to get a chill and relaxed electronica album for once. Not big beats and harsh sounds, just some good vibes that would be nice to listen to as you’re hanging out with a small group or something. Flutes was my fav.

Hyvää elektronista poppia ja monen tyyppistä. These Chains tai joku hyvä uk carage viba ja flutes kova

this was kinda sick actually

Feels like the lovechild of Two Door Cinemas Club, Chemical Brothers, the synths of CVRCHES, and dance of Flight Facilities. Overall good, and one of the first albums from this list that I really did enjoy.

4.0 - Reminds me of Brooklyn house parties in the 2010’s. Indie dance music. Dip a baby carrot in some hummus. Crack a beer you brought and put the rest in the fridge. Take a hit off this joint sitting in the ashtray. Find a seat by the open window and admire the sunny view.

Helt bra, mot förmodan! Svag fyra

Groovy. Indie electronic dance done right

I love this album. Great grooves, great singing. Not sure why I haven't fallen in love previous, but this album has really grown on me.

This album sounded like some shit that would've been on my 2012 Pandora radio, but a hell of a lot catchier.

I haven't listened to a great deal of Hot Chip and, yeah, this was pretty good - "Motion Sickness" sounds like slavish New Order worship, but they mixed things up enough as the album went on to hold my interest. Fave track - "Flutes" - it's got a prog house thing going on - reminded me a lot of Nathan Fake's "The Sky Was Pink" which is one of my all time faves!

Don't mind myself a bit of Hot Chip. Fave tracks are Don't Deny Your Heart, Night and Day, and Let Me Be Him.

I don’t know what to make of this album but I guess… do I like it? Yes. Is it a great album? No. Do I want to listen to it again in the future? Yes. I liked the prior hot chip album a lot and this one feels like a polished evolution. It’s not an obvious easy album but maybe that is what makes it feel a little special.

Groovy and upbeat. Fun listen!

This music is great to put on in the background. It's inoffensive, not very loud or hectic and pleasant. But not what I'd actively listen to in my spare time.

I thought this had a lot more going on than most of its genre ilk, particularly in sound variety and vocals. The songs never drag on to wear out their welcome as so often happens in the dance/Electronica spectrum.

I honestly didn't expect to like this very much, but then found it really nice, easy listening during work. Relaxed but fun - nothing challenging, but good vibes.

Trippy and weird but in a good way.might revisit it.Cool sounding “rock”?i guess

21st July 2023 Listened across the weekend, Jen’s parents come to stay Friday and dad’s party Saturday. I love Hot Chip, I think they manage to create a sound which spans electro, house and northern soul. Instantly recognisable.

I thought this was an excellent synth-pop album with some wonderfully groovy and funky tracks. It's just a good indie electronica listen. I wouldn't say this is my favourite electronic album by any means; while there were no bad tracks it didn't always draw me in like some albums have, but I think I will come back to this, and I feel it may grow on me with subsequent listens. Favourite: Flutes

I am surprised by the inclusion of this Hot Chip album as I feel other records they have made worked suit this list better. The album itself is really enjoyable. Dancy, vibey, groovy at times. Good work, scratches a low FOUR

Some enjoyable dance stuff! I'm not always a big fan of the genre if it gets too repetitive and reliant on samples, but this is nicely written

Bizarre party, I want to be with you.

It grew on me, initially neglecting as a hipster indie record. Beautiful innovative synth pop with a retro vibe, definitely evokes a lot of 80s post-disco. "Don't Deny Your Heart" could definitely be an early Madonna song. Meanwhile, some tracks like "Look at Where We Are" slow it down as part of the contemporary chillwave movement. His vocals are pretty versatile, taking on different genres from track to track, whether soft, hard, or weird. Either way, to dance to or pay attention, the synths are lush with cool production effects that make it a chill and fun listen from start to finish. There are weak tracks, like "These Chains", but the synth effects are still entertaining and fit appropriately.

A nice blend of synths, hooks, decent songwriting and singing, and of course, great voice sampling, which I've always had a soft spot for. The songs up to and including "Flutes" are great and that one is a cracker. You could argue that their earlier material was more ground-breaking as Spotify listeners seem to confirm, but this is still good and maybe a more balanced LP.

J'ai aimé p^lus cela queje pensais. Je n'aurais jamais écouté cela dans ma vie donc je remercie la liste. Il y plein de funk et d'electro melangé c'est vraiment cool et c'est un bon vibe pour courrir. J'ai bien choisit. 4.25

Breezy, relaxed, fun, cool indie disco music. The sound of a chilled summer's evening on Primrose Hill / the sort of music that they like in that London. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Motion Sickness Date listened: 15/08/23

I like them, plus i met them personally so

3.5. I thought this started out strong but wasn’t as great in the second half. I did really enjoy a good chunk of this album though!

I fucking LOVED this! Never heard of Hot Chip nor did I too much reading about them. I'll be doing more listening and learning in the days to come.

pretty infectious, ngl

Nice

mood tracker : D

Floor filling, blood pumping electronica, energetic, enthusiastic and unabashed, creating a big, clean and enjoyable sound. Probably the best synthpop band working today. Give in and let the fun wash over you.

Electro dance, dat duidelijk zijn inspiratie haalt uit de foute 80s en (italo)disco periode. De zanger(s) zingen continu vals met een gek hoog stemmetje, dat misschien past bij de muziek, maar het is eigenlijk geen gehoor. Muzikaal zit het wel aardig in elkaar, het doet me een beetje denken aan sommige nummers van Daft Punk, zoals Touch op Random Access Memories, met Paul Williams, bekend van the Love Boat. Bij dit soort muziek (en clips) vraag ik me vooral af: nemen ze zichzelf heel erg serieus of juist totaal niet? Als het grappig bedoeld is en als een soort parodie op of ode aan de foute 80s, dan zie ik er de grap ergens wel van in. Maar als het serieus bedoeld is, dan is het eigenlijk ultiem treurig. En ondanks alles klinkt het stiekem best lekker, er zitten fijne beatjes in, je luistert makkelijk een uurtje weg. En het belangrijkste: je wordt er vrolijk van. 3,5 ster, die we voor de grap afronden naar 4.

Mijn eerste gedachte is. Waarom staat dit nou in de 1001? Hoe onderscheidt dit zich? Maar al snel kom ik er lekker in. Het is een kruising tussen pop en breakbeat, met soms een knipoog naar het begin van de '90's. Komt bijvoorbeeld dicht in de buurt bij rustige nummers met zang van de Chemical Brothers. Ik kom nu niet op een meer nauwkeurige vergelijking, terwijl het behoorlijk toegankelijk is. Dus toch goed 1001-materiaal.

Nice electronica. The end.

Solid Daft Punk/Nile Rodgers like jams and maybe a tad darker. 'Now There is Nothing' has an interesting Paul McCartney feel and 'Let Me Be Him' sounds like something Chris Martin may have stolen.

7/10. All girls do is listen to hot chip and lie

Nice sound. I liked the aesthetic of the sound. Definitely brings you back to simpler times

Never heard of them but enjoyed the album all the way through. Solid cover art matching the mood of the music. Two thumbs up. Does it belong on this list? Weak maybe.

Pretty good

Great dance beats but something about its hint of NPC-ness makes it fall short of 5 stars

Tecno-pop tranquilo, con ritmo y buenas canciones. Sin ser un género que me apasione, lo cierto es que se escucha con facilidad y puede acompañar en cualquier entorno

This is how you do electronic music, way better than most on this list. Was ready to give a 4.5 but the last four songs don't hit the same as the rest.

4/5 Good album Best track: Look at Where We Are

Good

I had never heard of this and had zero expectations going in. Reading synth-pop and indietronica did begin to worry me a little bit, but I was so pleasantly surprised by this album. Really good chill listen.

While most songs were just "all right," a couple were "ALL RIGHT!" More good than bad on balance though and I'm glad to have heard it.