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Album Reviews
Album Review: Joe Goddard – Harvest Festival (Greco-Roman)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 25 November 2009
Hot Chip are a talented bunch and Joe Goddard is one of the busiest of the group as a regular performer on the DJ circuit and boss of the Greco-Roman record label, through which this, his debut solo album, is released.
A concept album of sorts, it progresses through twelve fruitily named tracks (by which I mean they’re named after fruit) which take the listener through what you imagine a night out with the boys might be like, from the party attitude of ‘Go Bananas’ to the reflective ‘Lemon & Lime (Home Time)’.
The album is more instrumental than your average Hot Chip long player and is an opportunity for Joe to stretch his repetitive beats, with the overall sound is more akin to the Chip’s live performances than their albums – much more upbeat and high tempo with only a couple of more reflective pieces.
Closer ‘Coconut Shy’ sounds like a Brian Eno piece, while ‘Sour Grapes’ brings in church organs to add a different sound, but overall it’s an electronic album and a worthy addition to the Hot Chip stable’s output. IM
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