Group

Hot Chip

From: London, United Kingdom
Since: 2000–present
Rating: ★ 3.65 (3 votes)
Releases: 110

alternative dance
indietronica
electropop
deep house
indie rock
synth-pop
electronic
electronica

About

Hot Chip are an English synth-pop band formed in London in 2000. The group consists of multi-instrumentalists Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin. They are occasionally joined by former member Rob Smoughton for live performances and studio recordings. The group primarily produces music in the synth-pop and alternative dance genres, drawing influences from house and disco.

Hot Chip began as a bedroom recording project for Taylor and Goddard, who met while students at Elliott School, Putney; their earliest lineup included Smoughton as their drummer. After completing two EPs, Mexico (2001) and San Frandisco (2002), the group released their debut album, Coming on Strong (2004) and added Doyle, Clarke, and Martin to their lineup. The band's second album, The Warning (2006), was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Their follow-up, Made in the Dark (2008), included the single "Ready for the Floor", which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The band have subsequently released the albums One Life Stand (2010), In Our Heads (2012), Why Make Sense? (2015), A Bath Full of Ecstasy (2019), and Freakout/Release (2022).
Outside of Hot Chip, the band members, individually and in partnership with each other, are active in other musical acts and occasionally perform DJ sets.

From Hot Chip on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Owen Clarke now percussion, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar
Al Doyle now background vocals, percussion, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar
Joe Goddard now lead vocals, percussion, synthesizer, glockenspiel, lap steel guitar, autoharp
Felix Martin now drum machine, synthesizer
Rob Smoughton now additional, background vocals, drums (drum set), synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar
Alexis Taylor now lead vocals, percussion, synthesizer, piano, guitar, keyboard
Emma Smith 2001–2003 · original member · former keyboard