Hot Chip have announced a new Greatest Hits album, titled Joy In Repetition, which will be out September 5 via Domino. The title comes from their 2005 breakout single “Over and Over” (how is that 20 years ago?) and does feature a monkey with a miniature cymbal on the cover. It’s got songs from all of their albums except their 2004 debut Coming On Strong. “There’s joy in doing something again and again,” says the band’s Alexis Taylor. “That’s true of rhythms, of grooves and of making records together for 20 years. We’re still doing it. We still love doing it.”
In addition to such bloghouse/indie disco stormers as “Ready for the Floor,” “Boy From School,” “One Life Stand,” “I Feel Better” and “Need You Now,” there’s also a requisite new song, “Devotion,” that finds Hot Chip still masters of their craft. Taylor calls it “a celebration of the devotion to doing this project together,” adding. “I think of Joe [Goddard] as being like Brian Wilson, with this huge dedication to finding how to make the most amazing pop music.” Check out the video, which was directed by Will Kindrick and shot in Japan, below.
To celebrate the album, Hot Chip will be playing special shows in London (Troxy on September 5), NYC (Webster Hall on September 7) and Los Angeles (Fonda Theatre on September 9) where they will perform Joy in Repetition in full. Tickets for those shows go on sale Friday, July 11 at 10 AM local time.
Joy in Repetition
1. Ready For The Floor
2. Boy From School
3. One Life Stand
4. Night And Day
5. Flutes
6. Hungry Child
7. Over And Over
8. Positive
9. Look At Where We Are
10. Need You Now
11. Eleanor
12. Huarache Lights
13. Melody of Love
14. I Feel Better
15. Devotion
Hot Chip – 2025 Tour Dates
September 5 – Troxy, London
September 7 – Webster Hall, NYC
September 9 – The Fonda Theater, Los Angeles