You’re My Number #1 Guy

God bless British boys. While American Alt-boy bands like the Killers and the Bravery use synths and rhythm like they do eyeliner–as window dressing to show they, you know, listened to all the New Order, and more likely, Duran Duran CDs belonging to their older sisters–kooky left of center blog-hero Britons like Hot Chip put their keyboards where their not-lip glossed mouths are.

The first single off their new LP Made in the Dark, the squiggle and squelch dancefloor anthem “Ready for the Floor” bounces brightly. The boys claim they wrote the track for Kylie but liked it so much they kept it for themselves. Boy-loving lyrics and all. It’s a delicious slice of rubbery, melodic Play Doh colored Jolly Rancher flavored funk. Imagine kindergarteners channeling early 80s Prince and you’ll get the picture Hot Chip is drawing.

The video, like earlier efforts, is the usual art student project gone awry. A+ for enthusiasm and energy. Head of the class, you lot you.

Made in the Dark is out now.

~ by agitpoptimist on February 21, 2008.