Hot Chip
Made in the Dark
(DFA/Astralwerks)

If rappers had even half-decent taste in non-rap, they’d name-drop this electro-pop quintet known for synth-heavy dance tracks and remixing everything from Gorillaz to Amy Winehouse. The outfit’s infectious third LP mashes in even more live instrumentation with its slick digital production. Asses will appreciate, even if asinine MCs don’t.

KEY SONGS: “Shake a Fist,” “One Pure Thought,” “Wrestlers”