I feel like I have a new favorite house song of the year every week, but this really could be it. Hot Chip's Joe Goddard transforms his band's flimsy original into something that rocks so fucking hard, while staying nice and uplifting. Virtually every sound in this thing is pleasing.

British dance (I'm sorry, I have to do it: Britlectro) band Hot Chip's fifth album In Our Heads is commercially available in the U.S. today and it's...OK? Kind of divisive? They definitely commit to making classic-inflected house without a trace of irony, but the dweebish voice of Alexis Taylor (the more active of the band's two singers) clashes in a way that keeps me from loving the band entirely. I much prefer the non-dance moments, such as the electronic ballad "Look at Where We Are," which sports an earnestness that seems not out of place at all. Dig that terrific pitch-bending around the 1:40 mark.