Hot Chip - Boy From School

Hot Chip's new single Boy from School is a fabulous slice of electro funk, which tells a tale of struggling to fit in. The infectious disco groove would be enough in itself to have you jigging about like a Morris dancer on May Day, but it is the alchemy of the beat with the wistful melody that really raises this single into more sublime territory. The laconic and tender vocal will have you misty eyed with nostalgia whilst the killer rhythm gets you shaking your bells and banging your sticks with gusto. [Dave Reid]