HOT CHIP - MADE IN THE DARK

Release Date – 04/02/2008

Hot Chip return with a new album ‘Made In The Dark’ on February 4th 2008. ‘Made In The Dark’ is the amazing & ambidextrous follow up to the massively acclaimed, Mercury Music Prize nominated album ‘The Warning’ recorded and self-produced during the last six months from their home London studio base. Informed by two solid years of touring (many of the songs you may already know from their live shows) and charts their ever growing sonic ascendance into one of the UK’s most original and like/loveable bands.

‘Made In The Dark’ is the definitive Hot Chip record and could have been made by no other band. It would probably be easiest to say that ‘Made In The Dark’ is faster and rockier than ‘The Warning’, but that is only beginning to scratch the service. Within its 13 tracks there is both rhythmical chaos (Shake A Fist’, ‘Bendable Poseable’), soulful introspection (We’re Looking For A Lot Of Love’, the title track ‘Made In The Dark’ & ‘In The Privacy Of Our Love’) and even contemporary widescreen pop (Ready For The Floor, One Pure Thought)…The songs are propulsive, repetitive, rhythmical, methodical, wonky, intimate, beautiful and uniquely Hot Chip.

The campaign for the new album effectively began in the summer of 2007 when the band headlined the John Peel Tent at Glastonbury before playing their largest headline gig to date with a sell out show at Somerset House in London, shortly before a new track crept out on very limited 12"...

PROMOTIONS

...that track being the mentalist Todd Rundgren sampling anthem (and album highlight!) ‘Shake A Fist’ which has already caused a massive stir since it crept out on limited edition etched 12” earlier. That track picked up stacks of support over the summer including plays from Zane Lowe (Hottest Record In The World TWICE!), Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Jo Whiley, Colin Murray and John Kennedy as well as loads of club support and also topped the Club NME chart. Not bad!

The first single proper from the album is 'Ready For The Floor', released January 28th, which has already taken on a life of its own!  The track received it's world premiere on Zane Lowe as yet another Hottest Record In The World, before picking up regular plays on XFM and 6Music, as well as Radio 1's Friday night dance shows (Judge Jules sitting in for Pete Tong and Annie Mac).  The single has an unbelievable THREE records of the week w/c December 10th - Zane Lowe at Radio 1,  Alex Zane for XFM and 6Music breakfast show.  That's been followed up by Sara Cox making it a daytime record of the week w/c Dec 31 when sitting in for Jo Whiley.  It's now on the B-list at Radio 1 and daytime playlist at XFM.  Not bad!

Other support from Radio 1 has come via transmission of Hot Chip's Essential Mix on December 28th, an A To Z with Rob Da Bank with more to come...a Zane Lowe session, Annie Mac Minimix and Q&A slot with Steve Lamacq on In New Music We Trust are all on their way, to be followed up by a live in Leicester Square session for XFM.  

TV performances are confirmed for T4 and The Culture Show on January 26th, just before the single's released, and then Later With Jools Holland on February 15th.

The amazing video for the new single (shot by Nima who also made the unforgettable video for 'Over And Over') is already playlisted at MTV2, QTV, MTV Dance, E4 Music, and Flaunt with more to come.

On the press front, expect rave reviews, big features and a number of covers at the start of 2008.

MARKETING

Their will be a major marketing campaign around the launch of the album including press, TV, radio, outdoor and online.

The album will be released on CD, deluxe CD & DVD (with a bonus DVD of 6 live tracks) and single vinyl.  'Ready For The Floor' will be released on 2 X 7", enhanced maxi CD (with non-chart 12" week two) - formats will include new tracks, alternate versions and remixes including Soulwax's take on the single and Diplo's remix of 'Shake A Fist'.

Hot Chip recently confirmed their biggest UK tour to date:

14 Feb 2008 Leicester University
15 Feb 2008 Leeds University Union
16 Feb 2008 Manchester University 
18 Feb 2008 Pyramid Centre Portsmouth
19 Feb 2008 Oxford Academy 
20 Feb 2008 Norwich U.E.A. 
22 Feb 2008 Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton
23 Feb 2008 53 Degrees Preston
24 Feb 2008 Carling Academy Bristol
26 Feb 2008 Glasgow ABC
27 Feb 2008 Newcastle University 
28 Feb 2008 Corn Exchange Brighton 
29 Feb 2008 Carling Academy Brixton (Late) London

This will be followed by a series of dates in the US and Europe before the band come back to play festivals across the summer.

The next single from the album will be released in mid April.

	Tracklisting
	Highlighted tracks are previewed.
	CD Album + Bonus DVD (2)
	Component 1 - CD
	01. Out At The Pictures
	02. Shake A Fist
	03. Ready For The Floor
	04. Bendable Poseable
	05. We’re Looking For A Lot Of Love
	06. Touch Too Much
	07. Made In The Dark
	08. One Pure Thought
	09. Hold On
	10. Wrestlers
	11. Don’t Dance
	12. Whistle For Will
	13. In The Privacy Of Our Love
	Component 2 - Live DVD
	01. Shake A Fist (live at Melt Festival, Germany)
	02. Boy From School (live at Melt Festival, Germany)
	03. Hold On (live at Electric Ballroom, London)
	04. One Pure Thought (live at Glastonbury Festival)
	05. Over And Over (live at Glastonbury Festival)