Alexis Taylor

Alexis Taylor (born 20 April 1980) is a British musician, best known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist/guitarist of the band Hot Chip. He is also the keyboardist in About Group and a solo artist.

Alexis Taylor
Taylor performing with Hot Chip at Lollapalooza in 2015
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresElectronic, synth-pop, alternative dance
InstrumentsVocals, synthesizer, drums, percussion, piano, guitar
Years active2000–present
Associated actsHot Chip, About Group
Websitewww.hotchip.co.uk

Taylor formed Hot Chip with Joe Goddard while at Elliot secondary school, Putney, London. His father was a university English professor and his mother a psychoanalyst from Greece.[1] He studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge from 1999–2002, during which time Hot Chip played a variety of gigs (with various line-ups) at Cambridge's live music venues.

In 2007, Taylor and Hot Chip produced a two-song album, Doubleshaw, as Booji Boy High under the pseudonyms Georgios Panayiotou and Mother Markzbow. The name Booji Boy comes from the character created by Devo.[2]

After the release of Hot Chip's second album, The Warning, Taylor released his first solo album, Rubbed Out, in 2008.[3] The same year he formed the improvisational quartet About Group with Spring Heel Jack's John Coxon, pianist Pat Thomas and former This Heat drummer Charles Hayward.[4]

A solo EP, Nayim From the Halfway Line, was released on Domino Recording Company in 2012,[5] and in 2014 the same label released the album Await Barbarians.[6]

In June 2016, Taylor released Piano, the follow-up album to Await Barbarians.[7] An accompanying album, Listen With(out) Piano, was released in March 2017. It features re-works of tracks from Piano with other musicians; both albums can be played separately or at the same time.[8]

In February 2018, Taylor announced his new album, Beautiful Thing. The album was produced by Tim Goldsworthy, co-founder of DFA Records.[9]

Albums

References
  1. "Hot Chip: 'Escapism is the opposite of what we should be doing' | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "Booji Boy High". Discogs. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. Howe, Brian (21 November 2008). "Alexis Taylor: Rubbed Out". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. Rogers, Jude (31 March 2011). "About Group: Alexis Taylor swaps Hot Chip for jazz improv". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. Neyland, Nick (2 January 2013). "Alexis Taylor Nayim From The Halfway Line". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. Fitzmaurice, Larry (25 June 2014). "Alexis Taylor: Await Barbarians". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. Pearce, Sheldon (21 April 2016). "Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) Announces New Album Piano, Shares "I'm Ready"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. Day, Laurence (12 January 2017). "Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor announces new Listen With(out) Piano album". The Line of Best Fit.
  9. Hakimian, Rob (20 February 2018). "Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor announces solo album produced by Tim Goldsworthy; listen to title track 'Beautiful Thing' now". The 405. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  10. Clarke, Patrick (15 September 2021). "Alexis Taylor - Silence review: the Hot Chip frontman shows his sensitive side". NME. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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