Coming on Strong

Coming on Strong is the debut studio album by English electronic band Hot Chip. It was released in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2004 by Moshi Moshi Records and in the United States and Canada on 29 November 2005 by Astralwerks.

Critical reception

Coming on Strong received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 14 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[1] Sean Fennessey of Pitchfork Media referred to the album as "a successful but safe entrée to the British electro-soul outfit" and said that the album had "kitschy yet deeply affecting lyrics."^[12] Rob Theakston of Allmusic described the sound of the album as "quirky electro-pop",^[13] whilst Ron Hart wrote for Billboard that the "utilization of American hip-hop scenarios in the context of the English slang is exactly what makes Coming On Strong such a unique listen."^[14]

Track listing

All songs written by Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard.

1. "Take Care" – 4:06
2. "The Beach Party" – 4:01
3. "Keep Fallin'" – 4:48
4. "Playboy" – 5:33
5. "Crap Kraft Dinner" – 6:34
6. "Down with Prince" – 3:17
7. "Bad Luck" – 4:03
8. "You Ride, We Ride, In My Ride" – 5:03
9. "Shining Escalade" – 5:12
10. "Baby Said" – 4:56
11. "One One One" – 3:34

US and Canadian bonus tracks

12. "A-B-C" – 4:34
13. "Hittin Skittles" – 4:31
14. "From Drummer to Driver – 4:24

Personnel

• Owen Clarke – guitar, bass, additional noises, illustration
• Al Doyle – guitar, synthesizer, percussion
• Joe Goddard – vocals, synthesizer, percussion, producer, engineer
• Felix Martin – drum machine, additional noises
• Alexis Taylor – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, percussion, piano, producer, engineer
• Frank Arkwright – mastering
• Scott Bennett – kalimba (track 10)
• Emma Smith – saxophone (track 5)
• Darren Wall – design

References