In Our Heads
Hot Chip
(Domino Records)
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Given that the UK's premier lounge-room electronic ensemble have around 40 million members, each one seemingly brandishing a heavily stamped passport and well-stocked record bag, experts predict at least half of the world's population have been witness to a "Hot Chip DJ Set" at some point in their lives.
But despite such international marketing, five studio albums and Alexis Taylor's unmistakable vocals, it's likely that most out there won't remember them for much more than those miniature cymbal-wielding monkeys from 2006's breakthrough single Over and Over.
And this lack of all-round catchiness plagues In Our Heads. Aside from Night and Day, the dance floor-grabbing space-age shuffle with a bouncing bass line, there's nothing on this likely to tickle the memory boards. Sure, it's nice, inoffensive and won't have anyone instantly reaching for the off switch. But with too many slower, emotional tracks – perhaps with the exception of the haunting These Chains – and too few decent toe-tapping melodies, little of In Our Heads is likely to remain in yours for long.
Saturday's results
West Ham 2-3 Tottenham
Arsenal 2-2 Southampton
Bournemouth 1-2 Wolves
Brighton 0-2 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
Everton 0-2 Norwich City
Watford 0-3 Burnley
Manchester City v Chelsea, 9.30pm
Fifa Club World Cup:
When: December 6-16
Where: Games to take place at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi and Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain
Defending champions: Real Madrid
The White Lotus: Season three
Creator: Mike White
Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell
Rating: 4.5/5
Hotel Data Cloud profile
Date started: June 2016
Founders: Gregor Amon and Kevin Czok
Based: Dubai
Sector: Travel Tech
Size: 10 employees
Funding: $350,000 (Dh1.3 million)
Investors: five angel investors (undisclosed except for Amar Shubar)
2025 Fifa Club World Cup groups
Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami.
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle.
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica.
Group D: Flamengo, ES Tunis, Chelsea, (Leon banned).
Group E: River Plate, Urawa, Monterrey, Inter Milan.
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns.
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus.
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg.
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
Started: 2020
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Entertainment
Number of staff: 210
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners