Hot Chip Announce 'Best Of' Album 'Joy In Repetition'

Releasing on the 5th of September, electronic band Hot Chip will be releasing a 'Best Of' album that will include tracks across seven albums and a new song titled 'Devotion' which is available to watch HERE.

With their career spanning over two decades, Hot Chip have been the tastemakers in DIY and have been named one of the greatest British pop groups of their generation. With their latest venture Joy In Repetition, it will be an amalgamation of dance floor grooves, bedroom studios, festival highlights and comradery. With six albums in the top 20 and a Mercury prize nomination, they have consistently sold out venues in the UK.

The video, directed by Will Kindrick and filmed in Japan, takes devotion to one’s craft down a different tangent. Kindrick says: “I’ve spent a lot of time shooting in Japan recently, and have become obsessed with keibiin (Japanese security guards). I was waiting for a train and noticed a stoic security guard standing on the platform, his arm extended, robotically waving what looked like a lightsabre, and the most hyper-focused stare I’ve ever seen in my life. There was nothing behind those eyes but pure devotion to his craft. I started thinking about these humble heroes hitting the streets every morning—rain or shine—guiding us through traffic, telling us where to park, protecting us from obliviously stepping into active construction zones. What about the individual underneath the helmet? This video is me pouring one out on the curb for the devoted, hard-working keibiin everywhere!”

Hot Chip will celebrate the release of Joy In Repetition with a show at London’s Troxy on September 5th.