Alexis Taylor

With a small supporting band consisting of bass and drums, Taylor drew everyone in with his impressive vocals, guitar lines, and piano accompaniment.

A sense of the avant-garde spearheaded the abrupt shifts between discordant Coltrane jazz, Nineties acid house beats, prog-rock guitar solos and featherweight piano balladry.

Luckily for us Brighton folk, too, we were also showcased the record at Brighton’s Patterns.

I’d only caught up on this in recent weeks when I heard he was coming to do a show, and as a huge Hot Chip fan, had been listening to all three versions — Piano, Listen With(out) Piano, and Listen With Piano.

Alexis Taylor Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip played Liverpool Philharmonic and Getintothis’ Stephen Geisler was left with goosebumps. Sometimes it’s best to keep it simple. After years of gracing the world with beautifully melodic electronic pop music with Hot Chip, Alexis Taylor has released his latest

Piano man Alexis Taylor brings newfound vulnerability to the Hotel Cafe

A raised circular stage sits in the middle of the entire room with a piano resting upon it, fighting the possibility of a bad seat.