Why Make Sense?

June, 2015

• The short one, the chubby one, the ginger, the one with glasses and the other one: Even those of us who love Hot Chip can't find a sexy way to describe the British electro-pop quintet. On Why Make Sense?, the group's sixth and best album, they continue to meld synth-fired New Wave with R&B tenderness and crowd-pleasing dance music. "Huarache Lights" celebrates a DJ's power to make a fes­tival crowd "bathe in the light" but mocks it as well—this is the least booming club...