Unlike the throbbing, pounding blitz of beats and swirls offered by many of
their electro-dance contemporaries, Hot Chip's bleeping pop sighs and melodic,
restrained grooves have taken the band smoothly from the clubs into mainstream
chart success. Initially formed at school by Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard, the
band came together when they signed with Moshi Moshi Records and released debut
album Coming On Strong (2004). Their reputation grew with remixes for Scissor
Sisters, MIA and Gorillaz before The Warning (2006) was nominated for the
Mercury Music Prize and Over And Over be...