News: Hot Chip Announce New Album and UK and European Tour
Today, Hot Chip announce their ninth album A Long Way From Kansas – set for release on January 8th, it finds the band at their most primal. Paraphrasing The Wizard of Oz, the title is a nod towards Dorothy, her dog and the distance they needed to travel to get back home and find some sense of normality.
The first single to be shared from the record is “Random Violence”, a majestic tribute to Optimo’s Keith McIvor which sets the tone for the album. A passionate socialist, Keith (aka JD Twitch) was a DJ, a curator and one of the country’s most forward-thinking promoters, a man who inspired the power of positivity in the people he worked with and played for — an effect echoed in what Al Doyle calls the song’s “human connection”.
Additionally, with previous live accolades including selling out a 4 night residency at Brixton Academy, Hot Chip have confirmed a UK & European tour for next year including London’s Exhibition White City on March 12th.
Upcoming DJ date
Wed 21st October – Sub Club, Glasgow
Upcoming live dates
Fri 26th February – Astra, Berlin
Sun 28th February – La Madeleine, Brussels
Mon 1st March – Paradiso, Amsterdam
Tue 2nd March – Le Bataclan, Paris
Thu 4th March – 3Olympia, Dublin
Sat 6th March – Leeds Beckett Students’ Union, Leeds
Mon 8th March – SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow
Tue 9th March – Albert Hall, Manchester
Wed 10th March – O2 Academy Bristol
Fri 12th March – Exhibition White City, London
A Long Way From Kansas is available to pre-order on deluxe double gatefold LP with additional 7”, standard double gatefold LP, CD and digitally. The first pressings of the deluxe and standard LP will have a limited-edition spot gloss and foil blocking sleeve. Pre-order: Hot Chip’s store | DomMart | Digital
Pre-order the album for access to the pre-sale, general sale from Friday 23rd October.
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