At The Risk Of Absurdity

Hot Chip “Arrest Yourself” – No matter how much funk they sneak into their keyboard grooves, there’s just no way that Hot Chip can avoid sounding drowsy with those diffident, dispassionate vocals. This is no complaint, mind you. There’s a rather appealing tension in their mix of seductive beats and lackadaisical vibes. It’s like “back to mine” bachelor bad music for the terminally indecisive. (Click here for Hot Chip’s official website.)

Tender Forever “The Feelings of Love” – The song is awash in a sea of laptop melancholia; pulled down deep by the undertow of bittersweet nostalgia for the passionate early days of a romance; and lifted up by gentle hand claps and sweet self-harmonization. My first thought upon hearing it was to wish that I had posted this track on Valentine’s Day, but now I think that it’s much more appropriate for it to pop up a few days later. (Click here to buy it from K Records.)