At this point, my coffee is cold because I neglected it when I checked my email and then talked to my mom on the phone. Then I sent some texts and waited for answers, but when no one replied, I figured I would start writing this article. Then as soon as Microsoft Word opened, I got a text, so I read it and then replied and then they read it and replied, and now it turns out I’m going to an ’80s dance party in the city where everyone’s going to be wearing tube tops and doing lines of coke off bellies in the bathroom.

Now if that doesn’t have everything to do with Hot Chip’s newly announced September North American tour — tickets on sale today May 23 — then I don’t know what does. Having released their latest album, Made In The Dark (TMT Review), this past February, Hot Chip are geared up and ready to tour with the material made explicitly with live shows in mind, which means you can expect to dance a lot harder than I will tonight, sequin tub-tops aside.

Full tourdates, including the new North American dates:

05.25.08 - Northamptonshire, England - Gatecrasher Festival 06.06.08 - Nürburg, Germany - Racetrack - Rock am Ring Festival 06.07.08 - Nuremburg, Germany - Frankenstadion - Rock im Park Festival 06.27.08 - Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival 07.03.08 - London, England - Hyde Park - 02 Wireless Festival 07.04.08 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter 07.05.08 - Arvika, Sweden - Arvika Festival 07.06.08 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival 07.12.08 - Naas, Ireland - Oxygen Festival 07.13.08 - Balado, Scotland - T in the Park Festival 07.18.08 - Barcelona, Spain - Benicassim Festival 07.19.08 - Madrid, Spain - Benicassim Festival 07.20.08 - Ferropolis, Germany - Melt! Festival 08.16.08 - Stafford, England - V Festival 08.17.08 - Chelmsford, England - V Festival 09.06.08 - Isle of Wight, England - Bestival 09.21.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern 09.22.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern 09.23.08 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater 09.25.08 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom 09.26.08 - Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival) 09.28.08 - Chicago, IL - Metro 09.29.08 - Chicago, IL - Metro 09.30.08 - Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus 10.01.08 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis 10.03.08 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 10.04.08 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 10.05.08 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero 10.07.08 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live 10.08.08 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 10.09.08 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 10.23.08 - Southampton, England - Guildhall 10.24.08 - Cardiff, Wales - University 10.25.08 - Liverpool, England - Carling Academy 10.26.08 - Leeds, England - Carling Academy 10.28.08 - Sheffield, England - Carling Academy 10.29.08 - Birmingham, England - Carling Academy 10.30.08 - Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange 11.01.08 - Manchester, England - Apollo 11.02.08 - Glasgow, Scotland - Carling Academy 11.03.08 - Leicester, England - University 11.05.08 - Brighton, England - Dome 11.06.08 - London, England - Brixton Academy 11.07.08 - London, England - Brixton Academy