Hot Chip's anticipated eighth album, Freakout:Release, is out next month, and they've just shared a second single from it. "Eleanor" is a delightful bit of effervescent dancepop, with a skipping beat and breezy atmosphere that spans decades and belies a more serious lyrical message.
“It’s about the world smashing into you, waves crashing into you, all-encompassing pain, and how you have to walk through it," says Alexis Taylor. "The verses are about separation when families are divided against their will. It’s about strong friends. It’s also about Samuel Beckett giving Andre The Giant lifts to school, and about how Beckett must have learned a lot from Andre’s wisdom.”