The Download

The new one from Hot Chip doesn’t hit stores until next year, but thankfully the London act is throwing its fans a bone. Put that secondary e-mail address to good use and sign up for the band’s mailing list at its MySpace page. In return, the Chip will reward you with a free download of “I Became a Volunteer,” an exclusive track that won’t be on the forthcoming Made in the Dark. While you’re there, stream the album’s first single, “Shake a Fist,” the perfect soundtrack for laying the spam smack-down on all of those phony friend requests. — Andy Vihstadt