The Warning

The Warning
Studio album by Hot Chip
Released	22 May 2006 (UK) 13 June 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	Putney, London
Genre	Electronic, indie, pop
Length	52:04
Label	EMI, Astralwerks, DFA Records
Producer	Hot Chip
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Drowned in Sound (8/10) link NME (8/10) link The Observer link Pitchfork Media (8.1/10) link PopMatters (8/10) link Rolling Stone link Stylus (A-) link
Hot Chip chronology
Coming on Strong (2004) The Warning (2006) Made in the Dark (2008)
Singles from The Warning
"Over and Over" Released: 27 February 2006 "Boy from School" Released: 27 June 2006 "Colours" Released: 14 August 2006 "Over and Over (Re-release)" Released: 9 October 2006

The Warning is the second full-length release from the British electronic indie pop band Hot Chip. The album was released in the UK on 22 May 2006 by EMI and in the United States on 3 June 2006 by Astralwerks. Notable tracks include the UK singles, "Over and Over" and "Boy from School", as well as "(Just Like We) Breakdown", which was featured and remixed on the DFA Records compilation album The DFA Remixes – Chapter One. The album was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize.

The Warning explores the theme of contradiction as well as "slower and darker aspects of electronic music" with the use of "strange violence" in songs. This technique is best depicted in the song, The Warning, which uses antithesis; "soft glockenspiel notes" contrasted against "violent" lyrics. The chorus continues the idea with a "patent mismatch of violence and melancholy".

A number of reviews commented on the stylistic and lyrical changes between Hot Chip's first album Coming on Strong (2004) and The Warning. Coming on Strong was described as a "successful but safe entrée to the British electro-soul outfit" and although "graceful, delicate melodies of the debut" had been abandoned, they were replaced for "songs with more wallop". Hot Chip's music changed from the "quirky electro-pop" of Coming on Strong to create an album that was "much more focused and pop friendly", "a step away from Prince and a step towards LCD Soundsystem".