The Guardian's Michael Hann attempts not to use the word "geek" while talking to the UK band about the state of popular music, the rise of rave nostalgia and their latest album.
Ever wondered what Hot Chip have on their bookshelf? Al Doyle explains...
There's something odd about Hot Chip. Some fracture between conception and actuality that makes them all the more intriguing. Ostensibly Hot Chip sign up to the HipHop dream as espoused by MTV Cribs and presumably as lived by, ooh, Pharrell Williams? They just seem to have some problems translating it to Wandsworth, SE London, is all.
