hot chip

If there was one thing that excited me leading into the new year, it was the thought that Hot Chip were set to release a new LP in the first quarter. I've only had the chance to see the British electro-wierdo's once before, and I had the best time of my life getting down to their set. Their last LP, Made In The Dark, is my go-to album for inciting a dance party, and has been one of my most spun discs since its release in 2008. Just yesterday, the fine folks at EMI sent me an advanced copy of Hot Chip's upcoming release, One Life Stand, set for a February 1st shelving. After first listen, I'm already stuck, and can see this one winding up as one of my top album's of 2010. With the album, they also sent over a link to the latest video for their first single, "One Life Stand." The music is great, but I can't get enough of video, and its cheesy 80's feel. It finds them jamming out in a green striped room centered with a spinning 360° camera and surrounded by a bunch of spirals added in for a heightened cheese factor. I want to hang out with these guys some day – on psychedelic drugs.

Hot Chip have only announced a handful of dates in the U.S. so far, but one of those is a highly coveted slot at the 2010 edition of Coachella. Hopefully, if the stars align, I'll be able to traverse the southwest all the way to the California desert to take in that set, along with a whole bunch more stellar offerings over the course of the three day event. If not, they better freaking come to Houston!

The 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup was released on April 15, 2008. The event, which is set to take place September 26-28 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX, will feature headlining acts Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and Beck. Also making appearances at the 7th edition of the festival will be Iron & Wine, Hot Chip, Yonder Mountain String Band, Xavier Rudd and Slightly Stoopid.

Check out the full ACL 2008 lineup after the jump

As reported last week, the 2008 edition of the Austin City Limits music festival is scheduled to release its line-up on the 15th of April. To tide you over until then, the kind folks at C3, who put on the festival, decided to leak a few of the artists (29 to be exact) to the masses. It is not as easy as reading a list though. This year they decided to release a mash-up which features the leaked artists all in one short mp3 file. From what I hear in the mash-up, it is going to be one fun September in Austin!

Check out the list of bands that have already been deciphered after the jump

The latest installment of my Video Omelette includes some new videos from Hot Chip and Bon Iver, a classic cut from two of the greatest songwriters ever, and two of the acts I am most excited to see at this weekend's Westheimer Block Party.

Meander and gander after the jump

"Aloha," said Derek Trucks, "eat this here Hot Chip or else Keller will sic his Keels on you, and they'll turn you into a Vampire for the Weekend."

Follow the links below to listen to this week's selections:

Coffee: Hot Chip - The Beach Party
Eggs: Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
Doughnut: The Derek Trucks Band - Sahib Teri Bandi/Maki Madni
Toast: Keller & the Keels - New Horizons
Cereal: Aloha - Your Eyes