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Best Album of the Issue: Ethel Cain Worst Album of the Issue: Maroon 5 Best Sleeve of the Issue: Hot Chip Worst Sleeve of the Issue: MGK

Hot Chip Joy in Repetition (Domino)

With all the love in the world, Hot Chip aren’t a band who need a singles collection, much less a singles collection with artwork by Peter Blake. But that’s what we’ve got with Joy in Repetition and it does a decent job of reminding us that when Hot Chip are good—as demonstrated most capably on “Boy From School,” “I Feel Better,” and “Look at Where We Are”—they’re pretty good. If you watch as much Dinner Date as I do, you’ll rue the band for never relea

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