Freakout/Release
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Freakout/Release
| type = studio
| artist = Hot Chip
| cover = Hot Chip - Freakout-Release.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2022|8|19|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio = Relax and Enjoy (London)
| genre = Alternative dance{{cite web |last1=Jenner |first1=Alice |title=Hot Chip "Freakout/Release" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/hot-chip-freakout-release-bring-noise |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=16 April 2023}}
| length = 47:17
| label = Domino
| producer = Hot Chip
| prev_title = Late Night Tales: Hot Chip
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| type = album
| single1 = Down
| single2 = Eleanor
| single3 = Broken
}}
}}
Freakout/Release is the eighth studio album by English synthpop band Hot Chip. It was released on 18 August 2022 through Domino Records.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/freakout-release-mw0003707318|title=Hot Chip – Freakout/Release Album Reviews, Songs & More|publisher=AllMusic|last=Phares|first=Heather|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/hot-chip-freakout-release-2/|title=Hot Chip – Freakout/Release|work=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=18 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev3 = Exclaim!
| rev3score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hot_chip_freakout_release_album_review|title=Hot Chip Dance Through Depression on 'Freakout/Release'|work=Exclaim!|last=Ranta|first=Alan|date=18 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev4 = musicOMH
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/hot-chip-freakout-release|title=Hot Chip – Freakout/Release {{!}} Album Reviews|website=musicOMH|last=Murphy|first=David|date=15 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/hot-chip-freakout-release-album-review-3293454|title=Hot Chip – 'Freakout/Release' review: upbeat dancefloor dons lean into the darkness|work=NME|last=Krol|date=18 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev6 = The Observer
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/14/hot-chip-freakout-release-review-trying-hard-to-be-funky|title=Hot Chip: Freakout/ Release review – trying hard to be funky|work=The Observer|last=Empire|first=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire|date=14 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev7 = Paste
| rev7score = 7.8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/hot-chip/freakoutrelease-album-review/|title=On Freakout/Release, Hot Chip Lets You Know You're Not Alone|work=Paste|last=Probst|first=Jack|date=19 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8score = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/hot-chip-freakout-release/|title=Hot Chip: Freakout/Release Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Sherburne|first=Philip|date=23 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev9 = PopMatters
| rev9score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/hot-chip-freakout-release-review|title=Hot Chip: Freakout/Release {{!}} Review|website=PopMatters|last=Mason|first=Adam|date=15 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
| rev10 = Slant Magazine
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/hot-chip-freakout-release-album-review/|title=Hot Chip Freakout/Release Review: A More Disjointed Than Dynamic Emotional Ride|website=Slant Magazine|last=Lyons-Burt|first=Charles|date=18 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}
}}
{{Metacritic album prose|Freakout/Release|positive|76|15}}{{Metacritic album|access-date=24 August 2022}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Freakout/Release track listing
| title1 = Down
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Eleanor
| length2 = 5:09
| title3 = Freakout/Release
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = Broken
| length4 = 3:24
| title5 = Not Alone
| length5 = 4:32
| title6 = Hard to Be Funky
| note6 = featuring Lou Hayter
| length6 = 4:11
| title7 = Time
| length7 = 4:35
| title8 = Miss the Bliss
| length8 = 4:56
| title9 = The Evil That Men Do
| note9 = featuring Cadence Weapon
| length9 = 5:25
| title10 = Guilty
| length10 = 4:02
| title11 = Out of My Depth
| length11 = 3:54
| total_length = 47:17
}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Freakout/Release ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Flanders|120|artist=Hot Chip|album=Freakout / Release|rowheader=true|access-date=28 August 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|196|artist=Hot Chip|album=Freakout / Release|rowheader=true|access-date=28 August 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|45|id=501535|artist=Hot Chip|album=Freakout / Release|rowheader=true|access-date=26 August 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|10|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=27 August 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|99|artist=Hot Chip|album=Freakout / Release|rowheader=true|access-date=28 August 2022}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|16|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=26 August 2022}} |
| {{album chart|UKDance|1|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=27 August 2022}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|1|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=27 August 2022}} |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|2753048}}
{{Hot Chip}}
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Category:Domino Recording Company albums
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