Hot Chip have certainly reinvented themselves. But whether or not that is a good thing is uncertain.

They may have won a Grammy and been nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize, but the Londoners don't seem to have managed to live up to their previous successes with this experimental fourth album.

For those of you who have stepped into any alternative music venue, you would definitely have heard the track, 'Over and Over' from the 2006 album, 'The Warning'. A track like 'Ready For The Floor' from the band's 2008 release 'Made In The Dark' is equally popular. But, on the latest offering, 'One Life Stand', there doesn't seem to be a defining hit or any song that screams Hot Chip. A clear ode to '80s synth and uplifting house, the group now finds themselves dealing with previously-devoted reviewers and disappointed fans.

Granted, fans were pre-warned that this time around Hot Chip would be doing something different. And they did. 'Thieves In The Night' features below average vocals from front man Alexis Taylor, 'Hand Me Down Your Love' and 'Brothers' are both irritatingly repetitive and 'I Feel Better' and 'We Have Love' is house at its cheesiest. 'Slush' sounds more like something Cliff Richard or Mika would sing than something stemming from a trendy indie electro group. Things do start to turn up with the TV On The Radio-esque 'Alley Cats,' a song that shows a sensitive side of this disco-inspired group, as well as the equally subtle, 'Keep Quiet'. But, in the end, the album is saved by only two recordings, the title track, 'One Life Stand,' and the final song 'Take It In.' Without these additions, Hot Chip's latest release might have been mistaken for a different band entirely.

Love it or hate it, Hot Chip took a risk. Only time will tell whether or not that risk was all worth it.