Hot Chip Announce New Album A Long Way From Kansas, Share Single “Random Violence”: Stream

Hot Chip have announced their ninth studio album, A Long Way From Kansas, set to arrive on January 8th, 2027, via Domino. To accompany the news, the British electronic outfit have shared its lead single “Random Violence” along with a music video. Watch it below. The band confronts political unrest, violence, and an increasingly bleak world with a more distorted and punk-influenced sound on the upcoming project. Taking its title from The Wizard of Oz, the 11-track LP explores the search for belonging and stability amid chaos. Recorded at Joe Goddard and Al Doyle’s Relax and Enjoy studio in East London, it features guest appearances from Beth Ditto and Eddie Chacon. Find Hot Chip Tickets “A Long Way From Kansas reflects the general sense that the world we live in — the world we were making our record in — is particularly harsh, discordant, violent and depressing,” frontman Alexis Taylor explained in a statement. “Maybe none of that’s new, and that doesn’t mean that every song is talking about the world and politics and genocide, but it was an unavoidable backdrop while making the music.” “Random Violence” pays tribute to the late Keith McIvor, better known as JD Twitch of the Scottis...