Hot Chip announce their biggest UK show ever – London Alexandra Palace

Share new song “Melody of Love” – watch video here

Announce live date at London’s Alexandra Palace – their biggest UK show ever – plus instores announced

A Bath Full Of Ecstasy released on June 21^st

Photo credit: Ronald Dick

On June 21^st, Hot Chip will release their dynamic new album A Bath Full Of Ecstasy; a fresh, invigorating and essential new chapter in the band’s career, it finds the band working with external producers for the first time, Philippe Zdar and Rodaidh McDonald.

Following their incredible performance at All Points East festival last week, the band have shared a second song from their forthcoming record, “Melody of Love”.

Stream “Melody of Love” here.

The album’s opening track, “Melody of Love” began life as a 12-minute instrumental track featuring a sample from the gospel group The Mighty Clouds of Joy. Under the eye of McDonald, the group turned it into a bombastic explosion of Technicolor pop. The song is about the importance of the transformative, non-verbal moment – ecstasy as personal happiness, but also of transcendence, of being outside oneself.

A Bath Full Of Ecstasy finds lead vocalist Alexis Taylor stepping out of his comfort zone with his lyricism; though rooted in first person, here his storytelling becomes more bodily, and more open to new ideas. The record is a celebration of joy but recognises the struggle it can take to get to that point of happiness. You can hear the pleasure Hot Chip had in creating this album and they want to pass on that feeling to the listener. It is time to get lost in A Bath Full Of Ecstasy.

Watch the video for “Hungry Child” here.

After a summer of festivals, Hot Chip will head out on their biggest tour yet in autumn, with new shows confirmed includingLondon’s Alexandra Palace. Additionally, the band have announced instores in Kingston and London – details below.

Upcoming live dates

1^st June – Heartland festival, Egeskov Castle, Denmark

8^th June – Sideways Festival, Helsinki, Finland

14-16^th June – Maifeld Derby festival, Mannheim, Germany

20^th June – Banquet Records @ Pryzm, Kingston Info

21^st June – Hot Chip Megamix @ XOYO, London Info

28-30^th June – Glastonbury festival, Somerset

4^th July – Vida Festival, Catalonia Spain

5^th July – Pointu Festival, Six-Fours-les-Plages, France

11^th July – NOS Alive festival, Lisbon, Portugal

11-13^th July – Bilbao Live festival, Bilbao, Spain

19-21^st July – Bluedot Festival, Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield

19-21^st July – Biarritz en été festival, Biarritz, France

26^th July – Les Nuits Secrètes festival, Aulnoye-Aimeries, France

2-4^th August – All Together Now festival, Waterford, Ireland

4^th August – Playground of Sound festival, Glasgow

16^th August – La Route du Rock festival, St Malo, France

16-18^th August – Pukkelpop festival, Hasselt, Belgium

30^th August – Into The Great Wide Open Festival, Vlieland, Netherlands

3^rd Sept – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn NY

4^th Sept – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn NY

7^th Sept – 9:30 Club, Washington DC

8^th Sept – Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA

9^th Sept – Royale, Boston MA

10^th Sept – MTELUS, Montreal QC

12^th Sept – Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON

13^th Sept – Riviera Theatre, Chicago IL

14^th Sept – First Avenue, Minneapolis MN

17^th Sept – Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC

18^th Sept – The Showbox, Seattle WA

19^th Sept – The Showbox, Seattle WA

20^th Sept – Roseland Theater, Portland OR

24^th Sept – The Catalyst, Santa Cruz CA

25^th Sept – Fox Theater, Oakland CA

27^th Sept – Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles CA

16^th Oct – Limelight, Belfast

17^th Oct – Olympia, Dublin

18^th Oct – O2 Institute 1, Birmingham

21^st Oct – O2 Academy, Bristol

22^nd Oct – Rock City, Nottingham

24^th Oct – LCR, Norwich

26^th Oct – Alexandra Palace, London – Tickets on general sale 31^st May 9am BST www.gigsandtours.com

30^th Nov – Alcatraz, Milan

2^nd Dec – Melkweg, Amsterdam

3^rd Dec – Columbiahalle, Berlin

4^th Dec – den Atelier, Luxembourg

5^th Dec – Les Docks, Lausanne

7^th Dec – Elysée Montmartre, Paris – Sold out

8^th Dec – Elysée Montmartre, Paris

11^th Dec – Docks, Hamburg

14^th Dec – Vasateatern, Stockholm

15^th Dec – Rockefeller, Oslo

Tickets

A Bath Full Of Ecstasy is available to pre-order on signed deluxe double LP (transparent orange and turquoise vinyl in exclusive black and white sleeve), standard double LP, CD and digitally. Pre-order: Dom Mart | Digital

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