Beautiful Thing
Hot Chip’s singer sounds caught in an irresistible haze on his latest solo LP, making music that’s more deluxe than usual but far scruffier than his main band.
A Perfect Circle’s belated Eat The Elephant is more whimper than bang, while the Melvins’ acid-drenched Pinkus Abortion Technician doubles the bass, and Exitmusic dissolves with the exhausting but honest The Recognitions. These, plus Sting & Shaggy and Alexis Taylor in this week’s notable new releases.
The Hot Chip singer's fourth solo album 'Beautiful Thing' shows glimpses of his most pulsating work to date
Beautiful Thing shows the other end of Alexis Taylors talents as both a songwriter and a musician, and it’s time that more discovered them.
It doesn’t always quite hit those high notes, but the pair have set out to create a sometimes elusive feeling of connection.
In this week's roundup, Tim Burgess' new album proves impulsively replayable, while Alexis Taylor makes a statement in human authenticity
Drawing from a number of influences, Beautiful Thing is a wondrous optimistic float through space.
Some artists use solo albums to experiment outside the day job while others cut the background noise.
Since the release of Hot Chip’s ‘Why Make Sense?’ in 2015, frontman Alexis Taylor has conceived three solo albums. His latest Tim
It's on the slow-burning ballads where Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor's 'Beautiful Thing' excels - but the real highlight is a country track.
Throughout, Alexis Taylor is prone to polar extremes of either mopey self-doubt or contrived affirmation.
For many, Alexis Taylor's, gravity-defying voice is always going to be synonymous with British electro band Hot Chip.
'Beautiful Thing' by Alexis Taylor: Alexis Taylor lets his quirks take control in our review of 'Beautiful Thing'
The erstwhile Hot Chip singer’s latest solo release contains joyful songs that really speak to each other