Quick Fixes of Music Reviews
Hot Chip – Made in the Dark
London based Hot Chip is another interesting band, which has already produced a couple of good (but not special) albums and have their unique style. They blend slow tempo songs with classic dance bits and electro (often referred to by the fabulous term “blip-blop”) tunes. In this third album, Hot Chip have managed to progress their sound and provide a number of catchy tracks (with nice bits) alongside some more mellow down tracks (like Made in the Dark and In the Privacy of Our Love). To me, the dance electro-blip tracks are those that make me come back to their record for a second (and third) listening (especially Ready for the Floor and Hold On).
The Kills – Midnight Boom
VV and Hotel are back (third time around), proving that garage and punk are still around and kicking. The duo (with obvious references from many to the White Stripes duo) have managed to break away from traditional garage tracks and produced a much more exciting sound. To me, The Kills are closer to some of PJ Harvey’s earliest work in this album as opposed to White Stripes. From the rockabilly Getting Down to the upbeat/dance Cheap and Cheerful (reminded me of Cobra Killers), from the sexy U.R.A. Fever to the pure PJ-ish Hook and Line and Tape Song (which I both loved) and to the ballads of Goodnight Bad Morning and Black Balloon, Midnight Boom really is a very well worked out album which will be frequently playing in my car audio.
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