In Our Heads

Mais um disquinho insignificante.

45

I hate electronica, which this record leans pretty heavy into. The record does operate more on the level of “songs” as opposed to “soundscapes” or dance tracks, but it still kinda sucks. The music itself does nothing for me, but the singer's singing also drives me up a wall; not because it's particularly abrasive but because it lacks any real character beyond being subtly feminine...I guess I'm saying that Hot Chip sings like a daggum pussy. 5/10

Very peppy drek.

of montreal adjacent but flatter, less fun, less interesting

Ganska tråkigt

Har inte haft så kul.

Inte riktigt för mig men inte direkt dåligt.

This was a mess. It sounded like a modern take on 80’s new wave. When it was good, it was good and really worked, but when it was bad, it was terrible.

Ooof, the band photo didn’t do these guys any justice, that’s for sure. Here I was thinking they were going to be EMO and 20 seconds in I feel like it’ll be the Pet Shop Boys instead. Rats This is a well done album, sound wise The vocals are a wee bit cheesy. The music can sound a tad bit corny I can see how some people would like this. This could also be another one of those bands that makes their money in the remix category. I feel like some of these songs could be salvaged with the right remix. Until then. I don’t like it but that’s not what completely matters here. It’ll do

++: How Do You Do?, Don't Deny Your Hearts, Flutes, Always Been Your Love +: Night & Day, Now There Is Nothing +-: Motion Sickness, These Chains, Ends of the Earth -: Look at Where We Are, Let Me Be Him 5,4/10

2.7 got old after a whilr

okay

Each song, It seemed like each song was in a video game, but then the singing started and I skipped to the next.

Probably pretty good music if you’re into this kind of stuff. Not my style

No el mejor disco de Hot Chip tbh

cool electronica but it got worse with every song, the first one is the best

I struggled with this. Halfway through I figured I’d give it a 3, but it actually took a downward turn for me from there. I guess this is one of the few so far where I’m pretty far below the global average.

Annoying

So lame. Falls just sort of being a 1. RYM: N Saved a song: N

Listening to this album feels like a circle of toddlers grouped together drooling on their Duplo Lego blocks, atop a color-blocked and faded rug. While nothing is noticeably offensive or harsh on the ears, nothing else is particularly impressive or memorable about this album. The stained-glass-like album cover is visually interesting and does a good job of representing the soundscape of the album. The instruments and progression feel very sanitized and clinical, and combined with the unimpactful vocals, each song was a drag to get through. Put together, I was left feeling bored and sleepy throughout the runtime, with no memorable or standout tracks to point at. I did not latch onto anything in particular, and I was disappointed by the end of its runtime. Actively listening to the project I would struggle to pick out any specific element that impresses me. I would not call it outright bad, though, just definitely not my flavor. I do not foresee myself revisiting this album, but I could actually see in the future my tastes shifting and this being my jam.

There was nothing to this album. Songs that I forgot as soon as they were over. I wouldn't call it bad just meaningless which is the best compliment I can muster. Maybe I expected something joyous or fun, this was neither.

This was just boring. A dance band trying to do grown up music without using guitars - they shouldn't have bothered

I’ve always found hot chip incredibly boring

Happy go lucky tunes, up and coming

I have never heard of them. Electronic music. No real instruments. The male vocalist is not good. The female vocalist is good. I guess it is music you can dance to. No song really stands out. Lots of the songs sound the same. Not very good. Two stars.

I haven’t liked what I’ve heard in the radio and this didn’t change my mind.

80s synth pop, but it feels like the life has been drained out of it and it just becomes...meh. I don't think having the voice bound between your ears, and the strange voice effects (see "Look At Where We Are") contributes to it in any positive way, either.

this was vaguely familiar and i’m not sure why. it was okay in parts

I found this album to just be boring. I don't want to be bored listening to music. Favorite Track - Ends of the Earth Least Favorite Track - Don't Deny Your Heart ⭐️⭐️

"English Electronic," shows up on this list quite often, dont you think?

her?

Could see this being fine in the right setting, but it was a bit boring and long. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again

Bland, inoffensive, and totally unmemorable: not qualities that make for an album you must hear before you die. There were faint whispers of hooks here and there but they're like a more modern and boring version of the Pet Shop Boys.

The electronic elements definitely added some interest, but it’s still early 2010s indie which is categorically not good.

This is silly indie synthpop. It can be fun, it can be tiring, it can be useless.

Ah ok, so this is what Hot Chip sounds like (and why I have no memory of it despite inevitably having heard them at some point). There are bits that are good here and there, and I like electronica as a genre quite a lot, so I have no problem with it from that angle. But this record isn't very surprising or interesting to me. Maybe I would prefer their earlier stuff? Wikipedia says they're influenced by Roxy Music and Royal Trux, which I'm kind of baffled by on the basis of this album alone. 2 stars

This one really didn't feel like anything special, I'm afraid.

It's a vibe. Upbeat, poppy, dancey. The lyrics make no sense.

Don’t know this band and this album. Another English band Im unfamiliar with. Synthy indie dance pop/rock. Very 80s-90s inspired electronic dance music. It’s fun. I don’t dislike it. Not sure I would really choose to listen to much of it again. But there are some songs that are less dance heavy I enjoyed. Look At Where We Are is great. As a whole, this feels like elevated pop music, with some heavy synth use. Weird one to rate. I like a lot of it, but kind of doesn’t stand out after a while. There’s certainly a defined sound here and it’s pretty interesting. Somewhere between a 2 and 3. Not my typical music, but it’s fun. One thing for me though, is this essential? Doesn’t seem like a must listen. Something from the early 2010s getting on this list but not a single Vampire Weekend album? The choices of music from 2000s-2010s is sometimes confusing.

Been meaning to listen to this one. Hot chip. Lie. Bisexual. Etc. Ok interesting sound. They kinda sound like that parody of 80s European music trying sound English. It's interesting. I'm not sure how I feel. Some gems but a lot of slop as well methinks. Yeah not all that. Favourite: Motion Sickness Least favourite: How Do You Do?

Saw electronica and expected a headache. Wasn't nearly as bad as I was anticipating. There was nothing here that grabbed my attention. Seemed to lose me pretty early during my listens. Felt this was kind of a slow and pretty boring. Wasn't anything obnoxious, like most electronica shit, but just nothing here that would bring me back to this album. 2

This is a pretty uninteresting synthpop record that comes across as a rather wannabe Pet Shop Boys. I didn't fine the music or vocals particularly engaging. Not something I'd bother to play again.

Mostly harmless. Instantly forgettable but not offensive.

New and never - new band, but never listen to again

Average. You can die without hearing this.

Didn't really catch my attention and went on really long.

Man ... the guy who made this list must have played a ton of GTA! Just because a song makes it on one of the most popular video games ever made, doesn't make it a great album. This one started out fine, but then I grew tired of it quickly.

I do not like this genre

2 - not the best

I don’t know what to say about this album.

I enjoyed the first song, the rest is bland forgettable stuff.

Review - Very surprised to see this here. It's not a bad album, but it's also not very good and not very interesting. The songs I remember from this band aren't here, and I didn't hear anything that stopped me in my tracks. Their songwriting is based around slowly building up with more and more layers, so I often found songs got good in the last 30+40 seconds which got tiring. I don't know if people need to hear a Hot Chip album, and if they do I doubt it's this one. Rating - 5/10 Need to hear? NO

593/1001 2026.04.15

Some pleasant sounds here and there, but I'm not into this genre at all.

I love hot chip so I was pleased to get to listen to this. It’s not one I’ve listened to before I don’t think and wasn’t my favourite although I did really enjoy ‘flutes’. I think as a band they deserve to be on here but not this album.

This made me want to listen to Erasure. So I did. 2.5

Hmm

Not my scene

Shit chip more like

once again an album which has no meaning on this list

Blind album and artist. I thought the synth melodies were kinda cool but can't carry the album as a whole.

ugh

Highlights: Motion Sickness and Flutes

Pretty bad

Nope

One of those albums I should enjoy more, I typically enjoy albums that heavily use electronic components and blend it with indie rock. I heard moments that reminded me of LCD Soundsystem but without the same level of energy, other times where I was thinking Chromeo but not nearly as fun or smooth. It just never clicked for me and the mixing felt flat and the energy never felt to be anywhere near the level it needs to be. Also, often times the lyrics took me out of it with how lame they were, “Girl, let’s swing it, come on. I don’t got no ABBA, I don’t play no gabba, I like Zap not Zappa, so please quit your jobber jabber” ok dude… I thought I was being overly critical so I listened again and yea, this just isn’t good. 2 stars

No private session used for Spotify. Electronic music isn't normally my thing. I generally only like it there is something really interesting going on musically, there isn't anything going on that is interesting. It's bland as English cuisine. AI could have written all this crap, but it probably would have come up with more interesting lyrics. Excessive use of the word "baby" try using one of the computers you used to create this pile and look up synonyms for that word.

Dull. Sounds like the latest Kyle Sandilands discovery. I guess it’s good to make sure your skip button works. 1.5.

I've always had the thought that they spent too long listening to OMD. When they are good they are great such as Over and Over and Motion Sickness on this record. Other than that it is a bit samey. Pleasant but nothing exciting.

Once again, not a genre I really like or listen to. I don't hate this but it doesn't do a lot for me. I don't really consider this album or even this band "essential" listening, but maybe I'm just not British enough. I did actually see part of these guys' set at Bonnaroo but I remember almost nothing about it or them. In my defense, it was nearly 20 years ago. I liked "Look At Where We Are" OK, probably because it has discernible guitars. This would get 2.5 from me. It was OK.

The vibe is dance pop synth 80s, not the worst album I’ve ever heard, but I won’t listen to it again unless I have to

The microwave popcorn of music. Not very good and leaves you wishing for better popcorn.

idk what this is man

groovy but tortured

2.25. It isn’t as repetitive as some of the other synt/electronica on this list so far but it also doesn’t really feel like anything at all

This is enjoyable... but is the band friends with the author of the 1001 project?! Why is this here? "Enjoyable" isn't enough to be considered an albums I must listen to before I die. For reference, In Our Heads received *generally* positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 40 reviews. This is hardly high praise. And in England, their home country, this album only made it to #14 on the charts. Not that charts are everything (see The Velvet Underground as a counterexample) but in general, they usually say something worthwhile. I see that this was the #1 dance album in multiple countries, including the US. Maybe that's why it's here? But even as far as dance music goes, it's not special. It's good, but not great. It's enjoyable, but it doesn't belong here. 2 stars.

(3/7) music for retail shopping in a store that sells weird clothes

This album is fine, though it doesn't even include their banger "Over and Over". It's electronic music for people who are a tad scared to tackle anything that might be a bit more challenging. Fair enough, nothing wrong with that, but there's nothing on here that you need to hear before you die. There are hooks but nothing special; it's all easily digestible. No need for this to be on the list. Best Tracks: Motion Sickness; Look At Where We Are; Flutes

It was ok.

This album is soooo 2012 (I don't think it's in a good way).

It was fine. Nothing I ever need to hear again. There’s much better Indie Rock music out there. It was kind of boring.

i dont mind it too much!

Now this is some synth noodling

Nope

Safe and squeaky clean. Sometimes to a fault. I'm not mad at any part of this album, but I'm certainly not inspired, moved, or overly impressed. What does frustrate me is the context of this albums addition, and the omission of a whole genres worth of music. In the states, EDM and electro-pop we're absolutely running wild at the time of this albums release. Like, 2012 specifically was a generational year. Yet there's just none of that on here. It was such a distinct sound and period of time, it was so pervasive at least in the states, surely it was around the world too. Sadly I will not remember a song from this project. They're all one homogenized safety blanket. Put it on in a department store and go next 2/5 I'd rather listen to aged, dated, cheesy music from 2012 that had some real intensity to it

Wow that was boring! No way this belongs on this list.

The Good: We get hot chips with dip… we hope! The Bad: The chips are bland… The Ugly: The mold on the dip… Never heard of this band before, probably because I am no big fan of EDM and when this album came out I was more busy with other things… Reading the commentaries, I have to agree that this album might have made a little more impact had it been released 30 years sooner… hence the mold on the dip… what? I have to explain my stupid humor now too? Anyway, never going to listen to this again, though I did have to play the first two songs again to see if, maybe, I was going to change my mind as to what score I would give this album… 2* for not sucking massively

I don't want to say that this album does NOT belong on a list of 1001 albums I had to hear before I die, because what I've discovered as I have passed the 500 album mark is that after a a certain point (my own guess would be about 200), the selection process becomes so random and/or subjective that blindfolding 800 or so monkeys and having them stick pins into a gigantic list of every album ever released is likely to produce results just as valid as what appears on the actual list. If you listen to the tracks on YouTube, there are a couple of pretty interesting videos at least.

What 5 years without new Daft Punk did to a motherfucker

Eat hot chip and lie

hello??

I'm not sure I like electronic rock more than I like normal electronic music. In our increasingly digital world it feels like everything is being made with machines, computers, etc. Am I a cumurdgeon? I suppose.

Nice upbeat sound, and music. Thanks for the introduction.

I find most synth-pop pretty thin but take out the vocals and this could be fucking hold music.

Opener was a really great song that I thought would set the tone. It's clear that these guys don't do ballads really well. The lyrics were kind of distractingly bad, as well. The entire thing is pretty generic following that opener, too. I didn't hate what I was listening to but was very unimpressed.

2.5

Early millennial synth pop.

1 stern

Cool instrumentation hampered by a samey, uninteresting vocal performance that is very much a product of its time. This particular subcategory of the über broad “alternative” genre feels very much not for me. And of course they’re fucking British. I dunno. It’s like trying to be Daft Punk, Passion Pit, Two Door Cinema Club, and The xx all at once. I don’t feel convinced. It doesn’t weave any of those threads particularly well, but I could see the appeal for people who want alt music that sounds sort of like soft house music.

Accidentally had Repeat turned on so it cycled through about 1.5x times. I wasn’t bothered by this, so that’s good. But I also didn’t notice that I’d literally just listened to it so that’s less good.

Dit is echt een sound die alleen maar door upperclass Britse gasten in 2006 gemaakt kan worden. Beetje nikszeggend. Vraag me af waar de keuze voor dit album in deze lijst op gebaseerd is. Niet gebaseerd in ieder geval.

Somehow vermoeiend om naar te luisteren. Zangstem is niet fijn om te horen. Deze band klinkt als een ongeïnspireerde samenkomst van al hun invloeden

Luisterbare popliedjes in een Britse indie-elektronica jas. Niet heel exciting, maar ook zeker niet slecht. Betere vocals hadden misschien wel geholpen. Edit: dit duurt echt een kwartier langer dan het had moeten duren. En dan zijn er ook nog dotan-achtige gang vocals achterop de plaat. -1

The British slant to this entire list is wearing on me. "One of Britain's most beloved electronic bands..." is how the write up begins. I've tried them in the past, just never stuck. The album has a ton of listens on Spotify, with the weakest song still getting over 1.5M listens. It's all pleasant but it all kind of sounds the same. Nothing groundbreaking, no radio hits (in the US at least), VERY average vocals, it sounds a bit dated 15 yrs later (sounds late 90's), decent beats but just nothing special. "Don't Deny Your Heart" and "These Chains" blow. "Look At Where We Are" (18M listens) is nice, mellow, but I'll likely never listen to it again. "Night And Day" was just annoying. "Flutes" is the 'hit' at 29M listens - again, very average, I didn't enjoy the 7 minutes of overkill though. "Now There Is Nothing" is a painfully bad McCartney imitation. I was tired at the end of the final song, it was a struggle to get through. Try Deathcab For Cutie if you want drone vocals with more of a hook and less reliance on keyboard melody's that gets looped until you can't take it anymore. 2 stars and that's generous. I'm glad I don't live in England and am forced to listen to all these average bands who everyone loves but actually suck.

Nope

meh, always been your love was alright

98/1001 First listen. Nothing is catching my ear on this one. Unremarkable. Unmemorable. 4/10

“Look at Where We Are” and “Flute” stand out, but the rest didn’t hit as hard. Disc 2 of the Expanded Edition clicked more for me.

Not my bag

I am done with these types of albums being on this list. These types of bands do not seem to have real musical talent.

Rather baffling

These little wankers have nothing important to say, nothing important to contribute musically, and frankly just wasted 56 minutes of my life. This was kinda just trash.

so this came out in 2012? huh, could have fooled me-sounds like early 80's techno. boring.

eh... I feel like this sounded very generic with not a lot of real hooks or substance. I forgot I was even listening to this in the middle. 2/5

Pass.

It wasn't a bad album, but I can't say much about it, as I have no opinion about this synth pop album. It was kind of background music, simplistic and forgettable. The album cover is really nice.

Definition of meh

they suck

Not for me, dog Flutes and How Do You Do? are all-timers but there's so many skips... how did this make the list?

Motion Sickness ✅✅

no thanks

Warm, lightly playful electronic grooves built from rubbery synth lines, soft-focus keyboard chords, crisp programmed drums, and woven-in, lightly processed vocals that melt into the textures move this synth-pop/electro-pop album like a neon sign flickering in the evening heat—bright and inviting at first glance, but most likely broken and uninviting.

Not sure why this one’s on the list.

I did be my best. I don’t like electronic music

Not really up my alley, but is an easy background listen and is genuinely a pretty smooth sounding album

I laughed when I saw this was my album today. Hot Chip, really? Why is there so much bad electronica on this list? There is nothing new or innovative going on here. I remember thinking Night & Day was okay when it came out, but it hasn't aged well.

Can't tell whether I'm bored or just indifferent to this band. I don't enjoy a fair amount of albums on this list but at least I kind of understand why they are here. I don't understand why this is here.

This has a few very good tracks but A LOT of filler. In particular, the slower songs really drag and add nothing to the album. Somewhere in here there's a snappy, upbeat 35 minute indie/electronica album, but unfortunately the bloat was not cut out. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing

Just not my sort of thing. Hard to understand why this has been included in the 1001

*2012. Synth pop/electronica. *Strange, like a combo of house music with alternative. *Too electronic for me, but some cool underlying music if you take out the weird sounds and synth. RATING - 5/10

Unremarkable in every way.

mid

You know when I started this thing I figured I would get some amazing records. I thought I would get some long forgotten gem from the 60s or 70s that some DJ sampled in the 90s. Or perhaps a lost classic country artist with a tragic tale. Sadly, no. They're giving me shit like this and Kanye West and Ryan Adams. I sincerely mean no offense to those artists, but in 100+ years of recorded music I expect more essential listening than something from 12 years ago. These have all been good albums, just not ones that I needed to hear before I die. So, Hot Chip. This is not my thing. I'm sure it's a good album for people who are into this kind of music. I'm not. Not really. I dunno, maybe I am and I just didn't like this album. Bottom line, it's fine. Just not for me.

I only know Hot Chip from their singles This was a bit of a disappointment as it was a lot less playful and a lot more pedestrian than something like over and over or Ready for the Floor

Who are Hot Chip? After that album, I'm not really sure. Properly inoffensive, decently-made, electronica/pop. Didn't really stir any emotion from me. Hadn't noticed the album had looped back, and gone well beyond, the beginning. In Our Heads - more like, Not In My Head. Right?

Not a bad album by any means, I do like Hot Chip - but there is absolutely no way this is a essential album that you MUST hear.

Just indifferent.

Well, that was a bland and boring experience. I wonder why the author chose to include this album in the 1001. It's certainly hard to see why I really needed to listen to it, but since I did, I know enough to limit the number of stars to just two.

the synth going on in track 2 is kinda crazy fun (I really liked motion sickness) I do hear the 2012 energy but the synth makes it sound older. in "look at where we are " i lowkey thought it was Laufey (I really don't know why), but no it was a man. (I do like it though). track 5 sounds like the opening of a charli xcx beat. not really a fan of this one. track 6 is also weird and sexual and I don't like track 7 either. "now there is nothing" is kind of a older 60s (beatles??) melody and I do like it better and it's different from tracks 5-7 and more like the opening tracks. The overly synth-y stuff is not my cup of tea :/ "let me be him" is better fs but I kept wanting to skip in songs and 56 minutes is too long for this type of album. "always been your love" is also another melody I like more because it's less synth heavy and I like the duet. probably rate it like a 6/10 or like 2/5. not bad but probably wouldnt listen to more than the 3 songs I liked...

pet shop boys for the terminally straight

I’d be lying if I said this didn’t have me nostalgic for the early 2010s. However it also reminded me of some bad genre mashing that happened at the time.

FIFA core

Listenable but not my thing.

First two songs seemed mildly interesting but ultimately forgettable. From there things got more memorable, but in the wrong way. Anyone listening to music in the 1980s would recognize how derivative this music is, so I can’t even give credit for inventiveness. This is really mediocre stuff overall. I’ve been able to see why nearly every album I’ve gotten is on this list. This one is a mystery to me.

..

New Order called and would like their whole deal back. Scritti Politti is on line two.

too old-fashioned for my taste, though it came out in 2019 it sounds like pop from 1980s, not in a good way

Oh boy. Another unknown British group from the early 2000’s… what a surprise.

I try to listen to every song on all the albums I listen to but I had to skip multiple songs off of this. This is just boring. Glass Animals and The Knife did it better. 0 reason this should have been included. Only reason I’m giving it 2 stars instead of one is that it’s not offensively bad.

not much for this... listened to it yesterday and already kinda forgot it...

Kann mich schon jetzt gar nicht mehr daran erinnern. Keine Ahnung, war wohl ok.

Listened Before? N The sheer amount of 2000 and later British electronic music on this list is uncalled for. That being said, this one isn't terrible. At least the songs are (mostly) reasonably short and have coherent lyrics. Not sure why it belongs here though. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Don't Deny Your Heart

+production +dreamlike +cool to hear how they make a beat from scratch +a lot do songs are walking the fine line between being too busy and being unique which is impressive -some songs are overproduced -lyrics -repetitive

sad robot music

I’ve heard worse

Kinda reminds me of New Order. Liked some of the songs. I definitely feel like the five star rating system is limiting me here because I like this more than other records I have given a 2 but less than most of my 3s.

Not a band I am familiar with. They gotta sound, but not one that grabs me.

Hot chip sucks.

Left me thinking does the world need another Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. I think probably not. It's not offensive, just a bit bland.

Marge, I’m confused. Is this a good album or a crappy album? It’s an album. That’s enough. 2.5⭐️

Started out new and fresh but got tiresome after a while.

Just another electropop album for background music in restrooms of clubs

/biggest goddamn eyeroll you've ever seen /wanking motion /weary sigh

Mwa mwa some good songs but not my favorite

Tepid fast fast shopping music.

They sound like a Great Value Erasure or Yazoo. I'm not hearing anything new or interesting. Pitchfork: 8.0 Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Flutes

Not for me

Middlin electro pop from a band that does not belong on the list. I hope it’s not the last album that I hear before I die.

Cover 6 Electronic? Pop? It sounds very 80s and 90s R&B and pop boy band influenced. Despite they're having four members, it sounds pretty simplistic. Probably could have gotten away with just two members. It's not that bad really. It's like boiled chicken. Or unseasoned... anything. I don't hate it, but why? I guess I just don't care.

Hot Chip: the food = delicious Hot Chip: the band = unsatisfying

Bit repetitive

Cool. More recent UK techno. 2/5

..very poppy- not for me despite the fact I like electronic sounds

Hipster Cafe music

This isn't my thing, and it just doesn't do anything for me.

I thought this was going to be Metronomy, but it was slightly more pop than them, without such catchy tunes. I thought it was the the band that puts more effort into the music videos than the music, but that was OK GO! It wasn't unpleasant, but it just sounded like generic café background music really.

I always thought Hot Chip were a comedy band, no idea where I got that from. This album feels like it was made for gyms and exercise classes. "Let's sweat, let's sweat... come on ladies, keep moving, it's only your fat crying!"

I do not like Hot Chip. I do not like tinny synth. I do not like the vocals. I did not like this style of eighties music and i appreciate bad attempts to revisit it even less. That all said there has been much worse than this on the list, so it would feel harsh to give it 1/5

Meh, just electronic music from the 2010's. Electronic got pretty mellow in the 2010's and became more mainstream and really started adding lyrics. I like the lyrics and I like the mellow. But this doesn't grab me or make me feel it is different, unique or pushing anything. Then you add the length of some of the songs...it just felt like we were repeating over and over this mellow vibe that didn't really enhance songs, just made them drag. Its just kind of there. I have had some way worse 2's but this just doesn't make me interested in this band at all.

I guess it is ok, just not my favorite type of music.

Exactly the sort of electronica I don't like - it's lazy and weak. Some good sound design doesn't fix the lameness of the songs and the singing.

not bad

not to my taste. also, a lot of the songs sounded too similar

There are some fun songs on here but not enough to go back to this album. 4/10

not interesting at all, very flat, fits a very primitive taste, "always been your love" is not that bad.

The vocals didn't work for me.

I'm beginning to feel very dubious of the "experts" who selected these 1001 albums.

It was mostly fine, but that’s about all I’ve got

I didn't hate it, but I don't think I particularly liked it, either. No idea why this is on the list.

I think if this album came out 3 years earlier, it would have been big. Unfortunately, it’s just a worse version of MGMT with everything else bad about indie-electronic pop of the time. Foster the People’s debut album isn’t on this god-awful list but this random-ass, no impact having, generic album is?

Groupe inconnu. Musique d'ambiance pas désagréable, mais peu intéressante. Les morceaux sont longs et répétitifs. J'ai quand même apprécié 'Night and Day' (le riff m'a fait donné envie d'écouter plus attentivement), ce qui évite à cet album la note minimale. Pas de seconde écoute pour moi. =>2/5

Highlight: Flutes In a nutshell: Copy-paste Gotta hand it to Hot Chip for being sonically consistent on here. But it is lacking something that earlier albums like One Life Stand and The Warning had. What’s the word…Magnetism? Rizz? Allure? Overall: 3/10

Büro, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Gar nicht so hot dieser Chip.

Electronica isn't really my thing, but this wasn't as bad as some others I've had to listen to for this list

Was bored. High two?

Zu britisch und intensiv

I liked this whole album while walking and running. It surprised me.

Virkelig neget synth

Not really my thing, but not awful.

Nothing special but each song did start out differently. Wasn't the same sound throughout.

Just not a fan of synth-pop. Decently put together but not for me.

Decently listenable. Parts reminded me of what a Club Med might play during a guest pool party/limbo contest. You can dig it with enough rum punch.

This definitely suffered from me listening to it right after megadeath. Seemed pretty boring.

Strong 2012 energy.If I was a 30+ year old dude on a party in the suburbs of London in my hot H&M costume, maybe I’d enjoy it, but not now.

This is a chill album, but it's so inoffensive I couldn't fully get in to it. I felt like the group was afraid to actually do anything interesting and step outside the box here. So the end result is a lot of the same from start to finish

Mid

I’m all good for a Hot Chip in a mix but a whole album is a bit much and longer album length didn’t help. Still a fun listen just won’t be rushing back

it was fine, wasnt great wasnt bad. wont listen again.

Oh boy, it's time for another 2010s album. The entire album has the same manufactured electronic beat, and it often feels like listening to the same song over, and over. It definitely has its fun moments, but at the end of the day, it's a 2010s album. Favorite Track: "Now There Is Nothing".

It's not offensive, or grinding, or jarring, or even bad in anyway. It's just nothingness really. It's like a bland Erasure - and I actually quite like Erasure in small doses. I could imagine this is on a semi-permanent rotation in some hipster coffee-shop in Hoxton or the like. I made it all the way through so it is 2 stars.

I don’t know why, but I tried too hard to like this. But, I’m left with the same ambivalence as I feel whenever I’ve come across them before. I’m mildly entertained for about 10 minutes then quickly lose interest.

I have this issue with Hot Chip where the first song I heard from them is their big hit single, and then I feel like the entire rest of their discography just doesn't really sound like that. Also, it's frustrating to me when I hear dance music for the first time where they used what I think are female vocals and I go to listen to the group and it was just that I was bamboozled and/or sometimes they used female vocal samples for one (1) song and the rest of their music doesn't.

Suenan muy bien, los conocía y es interesante esa música de baile machacona que suena a electrónica, pero es alógica. Me guardo en favoritos "Ends of the Earth" y le doy 2 estrellas porque tampoco es que sea una locura de álbum.

Post-2000s Brit synth-pop—now that’s something I wanted to be excited about. I’ve definitely heard worse, but nothing really grabbed me, and I lost interest halfway through listening.

Didn't like the lead singer's voice. Most of the music felt generic. There were a couple of tracks that hit a good groove.

No. I really struggled with this one. Songs are way too long. Nothing interesting happens. It is like electronica mixed with indie. Modern, over produced trash. I mean, it's not bad, but I just....don't care..... Favourite songs: Flutes, Motion Sickness Least favorite songs: I don't know....it all sounded like the same over produced shit to me... 2/5

Some songs are fine, others a bit too meh. Nothing really grabbed me

I've never quite gelled with Hot Chip's sound, though it contains most of the elements I'd typically be into. Something just doesn't quite work for me. But it was a decent listen at least for the first half.

Elektronische Musik. Klingt alles gleich.

It’s microwave meal music, gives you the calories and claims to be real meal but is actually beige paste. Music that the health and safety police have gotten to and in the 21st century passed as safe with all the sharp edges safely removed. It’s dull, featureless and plain tiresome. Is this the height of music that needs to be heard in 2010s? It’s not bad it’s not good it’s straight down the middle washed out. It does nothing, new, existing or anything. Does it really need to be heard, why? I Accept I'm not a connoisseur of music from this time but is this really the best it had to represent it, What does it offer, what?, bland, unimaginative and middle of the road bedroom pop. 2 Star,

Owl City did it better

It’s ok. Like yesterday an instrumental would be nice

"Look at Where We Are" and "Now There Is Nothing" are solid. I can do without the rest. 2.5/5

Another day, another boring album that according to this list I have to listen to before I die. Pass. Just so much more boring electro-pop that is better suited to backing music in a some expensive club; the kind that I dislike and never go to anymore and didn't like it when I did when I was younger. At least it's not some nails on the chalkboard random punk group that happened to be the shitty starting group of some moderately famous lead man or guitarist. But it's like Sabrina Carpenter: plastic, tastes like cardboard, and fake. Next album please. I think...

Hard to rate this one. Bounces all over the place. Motion Sickness starts it out, it's annoying and repetitive. As are Don't Deny Your Heart, Night And Day, Flutes, and Let Me Be Him. How Do You Do, Now There Is Nothing, Ends Of The Earth, and Always Been Your Love are ok. These Chains is pretty good. And then there's Look At Where We Are. If Hot Chip stopped making electronica and moved to RnB, they're crush it. This was fun and smooth, great song. Overall the album is hard to give a single number to, but with so much to slog through to get to the good parts, I had to go with a 2. Best song: Look At Where We Are

Hummm. Not much original here. Kind of like the Pet Shop Boys? Maybe? Not very interesting.

So there's of course a difference between music you don't necessarily like and music you can appreciate for its influence and progression - but what about an act like this? It's not *bad* in any way, and actually kinda boppy in some moments but for 2012 - isn't this just re-repackaged Pet Shop Boys or even a lighter New Order? Sure it's kind of nice at times, but I didn't really remember anything after I was done other than the music being almost entirely emotionless and completely vapid insipid nothingness to the lyrics. Which all may be the point. I don't know... I don't want to gatekeep and state "oh if it's not influential or entirely original then why is it here" because we'd have a list of about 75 albums but as roughly the 823rd mostly-unknown British album on the list I'd be feeling more generous if these guys were, say, Albanian or Thai or somewhere else not exposed to oh EVERY 80s SYNTH BAND EVER. Ehhh I tried again and made it through about 5 songs and then really got tired of it. If you really really miss or like the 80s (and who doesn't ...) and emo/synthy/pop Benneton turtle neck pastel styles, skinny belts, and reliving The Breakfast Club this is your perfect jam. No judgement at all. 5/10 2 stars.

Was it 1 track for 53 minutes?

Nothing impressive. Not bad but not something I'd chose to listen to again.

Not my thing. A couple of songs by the end did intrigue me more than the others. Still, would not listen again

Pleasant but nothing memorable

Somewhat fun and certainly bouncy, but mostly trifling, despite the alleged ballast of Eastern mysticism.

Combo of the worst parts of 80s synth with early 2000s indie. Absolutely hated the vocals.

This is kind of nice pop, it's fine, but I'm not totally sure what it's for. It's this odd mix of melancholy, slightly monotone vocals with upbeat disco. Relative to the other monotone-vocals bands from that time like The National (it truly was a genre back then, maybe two genres if you distinguish the ironic-monotone from the that's-what-my-voice-sounds-like monotone), it's just not quite brilliant enough to be really noteworthy. And obviously if you actually want to dance you'd never put this on, it's strictly a pantomime of actual dance music. "The Warning" came out when I was in college and I listened to it quite a bit at the time. By 2012 I'd kind of moved on though, so never listened to this. I think there was better stuff made at that time (although this is when it started drying up) and I probably wouldn't put it on again.

There is nothing especially revolutionary on In Our Heads. I've heard Kraftwerk and Human League already so in fact I could have died without having heard Hot Chip.

Ihan on vekkulia musisointia, mutta en toiste lähtisi kuuntelemaan.

Boring insipid Synth-Pop Dance music.

This is #day203 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... I feel nothing when listening to this album. Aside from boredom and irritation, maybe. So, we're back to square one, not understanding how stuff like this makes it to the list... Some valueless, bland bleep-bloop mess. It's criminally long to boot. I'm being generous and giving it a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day204.

Its some cool dance music. It isn't my thing, but it is a nice change of pace. It's upbeat, it's electronic. It would keep people moving at a club. I did a smidge of research on the book, and I am a bit concerned and a bit disappointed that this list is super white, super 65-75 based. I had been giving them credit for a wide variety of music. I will be curious to see where it goes.

Not horrible at all, just a bit boring and safe. I can’t imagine ever wanting to play this again, so it’s a 2.

Boring and bland electronic pop. 2/5

What a horrendously bland album. I can’t believe they’d had 5 albums by 2012. It sounds exactly the same as anything else I’d heard by them.

I expected more based on their Spotify bio.

When I read the Wikipedia entry for this album, I was pretty sure I wouldn't like it........I was right.

really did not feel like I needed to listen to this before I died

More house and dance. Meh.

boring

For the first time in a while I seem to have lost my review. I didn't have a lot written so it's not a big loss. It feels apt that this is from a group called Hot Chip given how much it cools off and gets kinda stale over time. I suppose this one is lost on me in terms of both a majority of its songs as well as its significance & cultural impact. A majority of the wikipedia summary for this thing talks more about the ways it was distributed more than anything. Highlights: Don't Deny Your Heart

Maso

Dancefloor music from 2012.

Wanky

Broke millennial version of the Chemical Brothers

I understand *why* this is on the list - it has that English new wave feeling that the author can't seem to get enough of, but it doesn't belong on any kind of "best of" list anywhere.

I don't think this should be on the list but it isn't incompetent. Not coming back but it could've been worse.

Parts of this felt like Of Montreal. But it got grating very quickly.

If this album was food, it would be vanilla ice cream. Not the fancy homemade one with real Madagascar vanilla, but the 1.5 pound-a-tub supermarket variety. Do I enjoy such ice cream? Well yes, even bad ice cream is good! But it won't win any Michelin stars. In the same vain, this album doesn't sound bad. Very inoffensive electronic-based songs. But if you told be this was AI generated I'd believe it. It's just very bland, I can see no reason to play this record either for a critical listen or as background music. If this was made in the 1960's I could see why it ended up in the list, but in the 2010's? I'll give it a 2*; a 1* would be if it met all of the above but also sounded bad.

More like reheated chips. Fairly unremarkable retreads of 80's synth bands a la New Order, Erasure, Depeche Mode et al, only not quite as good and emptier. Still, it was pleasantly inoffensive music to listen to while weeding the greenhouse. And I discovered where thosev sneaky chickens had been laying their eggs recently. Unfortunately they were well past their use-by date, a lot like Hot Chip.

Something about this feels oddly soulless. There are some nice overlapping instruments, particularly involving string instruments and synths, but it's very artificial. Even the singing feels kind of empty. I'm also not a big fan of the melodies here, which are at once slow-moving and very difficult to catch onto properly. The chords are kind of weird and don't make it easy for the (vocal) melody to be catchy or singable – at least, upon a first listen. Maybe the music on In Our Heads ages like wine upon relistening, but I doubt I'll be giving it that second chance. The music wasn't entirely bad. There were a few musical ideas that caught my attention, particularly in the tracks Motion Sickness, These Chains, and Flutes. (Phoebe Bridgers pulled off the former much more convincingly though.) There are some fun guitar and synths arpeggios in these tracks that are significantly better-sounding with the wacky chord progressions than the singing generally was. The track Night And Day is almost nightclub-esque, although it has a heavy retro/80s vibe that separates it from the more 2000s-esque remainder of the album. 2/5 Key tracks: Flutes, Motion Sickness, Night And Day

First time listening to this. Kind of boring.

Má své okamžiky, jinak hudba k nakupování, jako album, nezáživné

Maybe it's because this album is fairly new compared to most of this list, but it already feels dated. It came out when bands like Alt-J, Foster The People, and Two Door Cinema Club were at their peak, and honestly, I'd rather listen to their music. In Our Heads feels like generic hipster (and I mean the original millennial hipster) electro-pop. I want to be clear. I don't think this album is bad, but there were much better albums in this genre to pick. Best Songs: Flutes, Night And Day, Worst Songs: Look At Where We Are, These Chains

Hot Load of Shit more like

#356. This one is tiresome and a bit difficult to get through. 2/5: no

It was ok, but gave me no reason to listen to it ever again.

Some of the songs have an OK hook, all the songs go on longer than I'd have liked. Overall not for me at all

Repetitive English nonsense, trying to be "cool" and "out-there", but sounding like what a suburban accountant thinks dance music sounds like

This bored me. Definitely not my cup of tea.

I sincerely hope that when they said "eat hot chip and lie" they weren't talking about this one, because it really isn't all that good. Many of the songs on here have interesting concepts they delve into but ultimately fall just short of retaining that interesting nature. Songs like Don't Deny Your Heart with it's very 80s influence totally clash with These Chains' and Night and Day's synth-pop style. Much of this sounds like baby's first synth-pop. Highlights were Don't Deny Your Heart and Flutes

I have heard of this band but had never listened to them until now. I found this to be a relatively bland indietronica album. The light synths and at times delicate vocals made this fade into the background for me. The drums also don’t pack enough of a punch to energize everything else. Favorite track was Flutes.

Insultingly bland

Night and Day sucks.

Я ебал это слушать честно говоря. Выдохся ближе к второй сотне.

Great start- I really enjoyed the metric modulation / rhythmic ambiguity that started track 1, it was a fun way of keeping me on my toes and questioning where the "1" was, and I was hoping for more of it throughout the song but never got it. I feel like I didn't mind the song (and following songs) being on in the background and bopping around, but these tracks really feel like they lack substance. There's just something missing, or they are just short of doing something that really impresses me. I almost want it to be instrumental because when the synths take lead parts my ears start to perk up and listen more intently. Listening to this makes me feel like I'm hearing some watered down LCD Soundsystem. It's really that got early 2010's college synth indie sound that was so prevalent then, but unfortunately this sounds kind of forgettable compared to the bigger acts from that time period. "Flutes" was cool, it's got some fun rhythms in there and doesn't feel like it's in a rush to go somewhere, which I really appreciate from this kind of music. It's the idea of a band saying "yea we have all of this fun bottled up energy that you are going to want and you're going to want to move to, but you're going to have to wait to get it." Man the vocals pull me out of it though. All of the mystery is ripped out of the track by the end. I might like this more if I listen at some other point but right now I am frustrated that it was close to something that I would really like but whenever it had a chance to go in a direction that I didn't want, they took that chance.

p933. 2012. 2 stars. Insipid Brit electro pop. Well done of its kind, but totally unremarkable, and it definitely outstays its welcome. Not essential listening.

A few tracks have that daft punk quality where they repetitive yet catchy. But all together their sound just isn't original to me. If this album came out in the 90s I would be more impressed. Also, every song was WAY too long. Maybe it's a European thing.

This is a combination of mostly dance/electronic tracks you could hear at a party and the music that plays 24/7 at gyms. I liked the few indie-y songs with the switchups more Standout: Now There Is Nothing

it's electronica but it's not kid rock 1.5 stars

Boring

Electronic dance music. Boring. Stand-out: Now There Is Nothing

Not unpleasant, just nondescript. I wouldn't recognise any of this if I ever heard it again.

One of those ones where I can't criticize, but is 100% not for me.

Boring… Is it actually composed tracks? IT sounds more like a DJ-electronic lounge set

I liked a few songs on here. Maybe I'll listen to this again to see if I like it more or less.

More Brit electro pop. This did nothing for me but I guess there’s an audience for it being that there’s so much of it on this list.

Hot Chip's 2012 release "In Our Heads" offers a mixed bag of electro-pop tunes that fail to fully captivate. While the British group's signature blend of danceable beats and quirky synths is present, the album lacks the consistent spark of their earlier work. Standout tracks like "Motion Sickness" and "Flutes" showcase the band's ability to craft catchy, layered electronic compositions. However, much of the album feels formulaic and lacks the innovation fans might expect. The production is polished, but at times, this comes at the expense of the raw energy that made Hot Chip's previous efforts so compelling. Lyrically, the album touches on themes of love and relationships, but often in a way that feels disconnected or overly abstract. While die-hard fans may find moments to appreciate, "In Our Heads" ultimately fails to leave a lasting impression, resulting in a middling entry in Hot Chip's discography.

You can add "alternative dance" to the list of genres I have zero interest in.

i don’t think this album was Bad by any means but i just didn’t really vibe with any of it

boring

It's exactly this kind of bland, middle of the road indietronica that made the 2010's so musically forgettable.

Look At Where We Are These Chains Let Me Be Him Little too much techno feel and wasn’t a fan of the out of key singing here and there. Not too shabby tho. Has some catchy tunes and dancing vibes to it

Not for me. Not my type of thing as it is but found it not very memorable and a bit dull.

I really tried with Hot Chip. Their single and video “I Feel Better” was really fun and stupid (and also not on this album). But I haven’t enjoyed anything else I’ve heard from them. It’s got all the right ingredients but it just doesn’t work for me. To quote Pablo Francisco “I love spaghetti but it’s got shit on it!”

Maybe I'm just not in the mood for it this morning, but I'm not feeling this album. Just background noise, and nothing I would wish on anyone else as an album they "must hear before they die." 2/5

decent but wont seek out again

2.5 stars - meh

not my thing.

This wasn’t bad, wasn’t good. It was just there.

Mischung aus Synth-Pop, Dance und Indie. Aber keine Gute. Gefällt mir gar nicht.

This sort of trendy cool electro indie isn't really my thing. Still enjoyed listening to this though