Hot Chip

Hot Chip began as a bedroom recording project between Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard, who met as students at Elliott School in Putney. Formed in London in 2000, the group developed from early recordings made with drummer Rob Smoughton, then expanded after its first two EPs, Mexico in 2001 and San Frandisco in 2002.

The band released its debut album, Coming on Strong, in 2004, adding Al Doyle, Owen Clarke and Felix Martin to the lineup. Hot Chip's core members are Taylor, Goddard, Doyle, Clarke and Martin, while Smoughton, a former member, has continued to join them at times for live shows and studio recordings. Their music sits between synth-pop and alternative dance, with house and disco among its stated influences.

The Warning, released in 2006, earned a Mercury Prize nomination. Its 2008 follow-up, Made in the Dark, included “Ready for the Floor,” which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. Hot Chip followed with One Life Stand in 2010, In Our Heads in 2012, Why Make Sense? in 2015, A Bath Full of Ecstasy in 2019, and Freakout/Release in 2022.

Apart from the band, Hot Chip's members have worked in other musical projects, both individually and with one another, and have occasionally performed DJ sets.