20 October 2026
Band: HOT CHIP
Who: London‘s electro-pop champs.
Active: Since 2000.
New Album: A LONG WAY FROM KANSAS
Release: 8th January 2027
Order info here
On their 9th full-length, the band operate at their most primal. Paraphrasing
The Wizard of Oz, 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.
Album artwork
Along with the news comes the first preview
rollout with RANDOM VIOLENCE.
Joe Goddard (HC’s co-founder) says: “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.”