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10.0
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The Independent
For all its glimmering synths and the robotic pathos of Taylor’s idiosyncratic vocals, this is a record with both heart and soul
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10.0
112069
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
It's extremely grown up pop music with a real kick, first on an instant level and then again once it's got under your skin
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10.0
112112
10.0 |
The Observer
These nine new songs see the band’s gift for melody and grasp of pop’s dynamics tweaked into transcendent shapes by house master Philippe Zdar and xx producer Rodaidh McDonald
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8.5
112003
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
On A Bath Full of Ecstasy, Hot Chip remain as vital as ever
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8.0
111993
8.0 |
Clash
Their lushest sounding project yet
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8.0
111996
8.0 |
musicOMH
A lush, adventurous experience, immersive and refreshing
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8.0
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Evening Standard
Melody of Love is both moving and preposterous. Spell, Positive and Echo are blissed-out bubbles of delight
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8.0
112017
8.0 |
Exclaim
Provides hope within strife, encourages repeated listens as much for their danceability as the quality of the writing
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8.0
112072
8.0 |
The Skinny
A giddy, nerdy and camp appreciation of all sides of dance music
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8.0
112073
8.0 |
Under The Radar
They have been put on this planet to create beautiful, awe-inspiring packages of synth pop and alternative dance, a charge that A Bath Full of Ecstasy more than delivers on
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The band’s seventh is hedonistic and philosophical at the same time
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
Electropop's Hot Chip prove once again with A Bathfull of Ecstasy that they one of the most consistently excellent working bands
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8.0
112046
8.0 |
DIY
Infectious escapism at its finest
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
Their strongest offering in years, where dance is an act of defiance
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8.0
112218
8.0 |
The FT
n their follow-up to ‘Why Make Sense?’, the British band’s seventh studio album is a measured and thoughtful success
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8.0
112240
8.0 |
The Quietus
They might be concerned with mortality now, but A Bath Full of Ecstasy shows a group pulsating with life, colour and ideas
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8.0
112336
8.0 |
Mojo
Remain ruthlessly consistent and relentlessly reliable. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
Feels like a glorious concentration of Hot Chip's skills. Print edition only
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7.9
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7.9 |
Gig Soup
Seven albums down the line, the London outfit prove their worth as the most consistent pop group in Britain. They've returned with a tight collection of dreamy songs, cheekily inviting you to get carried away with them
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7.3
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7.3 |
Pitchfork
The band’s seventh album is compulsively listenable, oddly moving, and stranger than it first appears
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7.2
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7.2 |
Resident Advisor
A Bath Full Of Ecstasy doesn't often deal in subterfuge. It shines brightly and earnestly throughout, and it's willing to come to you
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7.2
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7.2 |
Earbuddy
An album that's melodic and thoughtful
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7.0
112338
7.0 |
Uncut
Though they're all pushing 40, Hot Chip have seldom sounded as youthful and carefree as they do on seventh studio album. Print edition only
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7.0
112086
7.0 |
Crack
The whole LP is a melancholic ode to existential dread: a dedication to dancing when you’re too old to stay out past 2am, or the bliss of waking up on a Sunday not regretting the night before
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
It’s near impossible to see Hot Chip as stuck in neutral when their lyrics reflect such earnest hopefulness
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7.0
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Loud And Quiet
Peel back some of the glowing layers of glossy coating, though, and you’ll find a beating heart; one that is ageing, resistant, religiously steady; a recipe for inertia. It’s just all a shade too familiar
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7.0
111936
7.0 |
Northern Transmissions
Although Hot Chip have moved past the patchwork-electronics style that vitalized their earlier work, there are still enough semblances of the Hot Chip of old, be it their “wisdom,” “humour,” or existential angst, to satisfy most of their fans
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7.0
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All Music
Immersive, joyous, but sometimes insubstantial, A Bath Full of Ecstasy lives up to its name in more ways than one. Even if it's not as consistent as some of Hot Chip's other albums, it's still a welcome, well-intended, and timely respite from the world at its worst
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7.0
112013
7.0 |
The Music
A delightful way in which to dance yourself clean
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