Hot Chip release claymation video for "Eleanor"
12th October 2022
Off the back of a triumphant 4 night residency of London’s Brixton Academy, which saw Hot Chip play to nearly 20,000 people in their hometown (more tickets than they’ve ever sold before), the quintet are pleased to share the excellent new video for “Eleanor”. A soaring cut from the band’s recent acclaimed eighth album Freakout/Release, the claymation video for “Eleanor” is directed by Alice Kong and like the track’s lyrics, takes you on an unexpected journey.
Kong adds “Building this miniature world for Hot Chip was a brilliant creative challenge. The music video tells the tale of our main character ‘Eleanor’ who, after a series of unfortunate events, hits a pole in front of an eye glass shop that will… Open her eyes! She then takes control of her environment and twists everything to her advantage by literally sculpting the clay world she lives in. By hand-picking every detail from a brick’s colour to a poster on a wall we were able to sneak in some easter eggs, I hope the viewers will have fun spotting!”
"Eleanor” also received the remix treatment with Krystal Klear, Smugglers Way’s own Braxe + Falcon and Austin Ato delivering shimmering new versions of the song. Stream the “Eleanor” remixes here.
Hot Chip's upcoming live dates
5th November – Teatro Caupolican, Santiago, Chile
6th November - Rock en Conce, Concepción, Chile
8th November – Coliseo Live Bogota, Cota, Colombia
10th November – C Complejo Art Media, Comuna 15, Argentina
12th November – Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil
16th November – Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, Australia
18th November – Roundhouse, Kensington, Australia
19th November – Harvest Rock Festival, Adelaide City Centre, Australia
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Hot Chip Freakout/Release
Album | 19th August 2022
Freakout/Release is another dizzying high in a multi-decade career that’s seen Hot Chip continuing to innovate and develop a rich, resonant songcraft. And while they continue to operate at peak form, the album also feels like a new chapter for the group—a collection of flesh-and-blood songs that finds the band reaching into the darkness to emerge as a true creative unit, their gazes fixed positively on the future ahead.
Hot Chip Freakout/Release
Album | 19th August 2022
Freakout/Release is another dizzying high in a multi-decade career that’s seen Hot Chip continuing to innovate and develop a rich, resonant songcraft. And while they continue to operate at peak form, the album also feels like a new chapter for the group—a collection of flesh-and-blood songs that finds the band reaching into the darkness to emerge as a true creative unit, their gazes fixed positively on the future ahead.
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