{"product_id":"hot-chip-a-long-way-from-kansas-cd","title":"HOT CHIP 'A LONG WAY FROM KANSAS' CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eLABEL: \u003cspan\u003eDomino Record Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRELEASE DATE: 01\/08\/2027\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHot Chip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e announce their ninth album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Long Way From Kansas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - set for release on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 8 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003evia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it finds the band at their most primal. Paraphrasing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe first single to be shared from the record is \u003cstrong\u003e“Random Violence\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e”\u003c\/strong\u003e a majestic tribute to \u003cstrong\u003eOptimo’s Keith McIvor\u003c\/strong\u003e which sets the tone for the album. A passionate socialist, Keith (aka\u003cstrong\u003e JD Twitch\u003c\/strong\u003e) 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\u003cstrong\u003e Al Doyle\u003c\/strong\u003e calls the song’s “human connection.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Goddard\u003c\/strong\u003e says: \u003cem\u003e“Last year in September our old friend and brilliant DJ Keith McIvor of Optimo in Glasgow passed away after a diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumour a few months earlier. He largely inspired the words of the song.  He was a passionate music lover and a staunch believer in socialism. Many of the words relate directly to his death and to memories of being in Sub Club in Glasgow where we met 20 years ago.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn “Random Violence,” Goddard sings: \u003cem\u003e“And your friends will tell their stories \/ About a man who spent his life \/ Sending songs out into the world \/ Tall ships in the wind”\u003c\/em\u003e before \u003cstrong\u003eAlexis Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e joins and proclaims: \u003cem\u003e“You gave me something to believe in.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStuck Record\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaiting Around\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRandom Violence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mask Is Slipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSplinter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortcut To Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMe In Your Head (feat. Beth Ditto) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHook Me Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecular Hymns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Garden (feat. Eddie Chacon)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrushing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"DOMINO DIRECT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50739185746117,"sku":"HOT-CHIP-A-LONG-WAY-FROM-KANSAS-CD-3421","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0521\/6023\/3669\/files\/c3a89673-c084-9dd8-c2d7-6579fea5b011.jpg?v=1792421004","url":"https:\/\/shop.brooklynvegan.com\/products\/hot-chip-a-long-way-from-kansas-cd","provider":"BrooklynVegan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}