Hot Chip
Troxy, London
★★★★

OLD faithfuls Hot Chip have long been the perennial soundtrack to the 21st century. Innovating their own brand of indietronica for the past 25 years, the five-piece have been touring regulars and a virtually omnipresent force at music festivals.

This special “best of” gig promises to transport us into indie disco heaven, marking the release of their hits compilation Joy In Repetition to celebrate the band’s 25th anniversary.

Often seen as Britain’s answer to their punkier New Yorker peers LCD Soundsystem — whose DFA label released many of Hot Chip’s earlier records — they share a similarly energetic presence onstage, surrounded by an arsenal of synths and instruments.

The comp's only new track is a tuneful ditty, Devotion, that spotlights frontman Alexis Taylor’s mellifluous vocals and acts as a fitting introduction to the knees-up.

It’s swiftly followed by the high-octane Huarache Nights, as the group — co-led by Joe Goddard — set the Friday night tone by taking us down a synthpop memory lane that includes Flutes, One Life Stand, Night And Day, Hungry Child, Look At Where We Are and I Feel Better.

Welcome too is the funky Eleanor and electro-tinged Positive, with its catchy “we get together sometimes” chorus. They save live favourite Over And Over for last, before returning for a moving encore that sees the band stand in a line to harmonise beautifully on Boy From School and Melody Of Love.

Hot Chip round off the night with a cover of Liquid’s early ’90s rave classic Sweet Harmony, itself a sample of singer CeCe Rogers’ ’80s house hit Someday. It’s a nice touch to end on, though perhaps not as emphatic a closer as their mash-up of Bruce Springsteen’s Dancing In The Dark might have been.

Gigging off the back of a greatest hits compilation might not offer much space for deep cuts, but it would be nice to hear some of their rarely performed tunes once in a while.

Playboy, from debut album Coming on Strong, an absolute banger about driving around Putney and blasting out Yo La Tengo, would be great to see live, or the joie de vivre of Burning Up, where going on a rollercoaster ride, even a shit one, is fun.

Hot Chip continue their greatest hits tour in the US before returning to London on November 18 to perform at Rough Trade East. For more information see: hot-chip.co.uk.