Joe Goddard

Joe Goddard has been a somewhat inescapable figure of the past few years. As vocalist, percussionist and synth wizard in Hot Chip, he's seduced listeners from both rock and dance spheres over the course of three albums, melding live instrumentation and electronics with an irresistibly twee aesthetic. The group have always been interested in the dance floor, as proven by their remarkably diverse additions to the Bugged Out! and DJ Kicks catalogue, mountain of remixes and hectic DJing schedule, with Goddard spinning records either solo or alongside his Hot Chip companions.

Such is his love for underground dance music, in fact, that Goddard decided to go it alone and produce a body of work that distils what he's loved about dancing to 2-step, Dutch electro, classic Warp material, Chicago house, and many more styles on his debut solo release, Harvest Festival. His RA podcast is similarly angled and covers many of Goddard's musical loves, traversing from hip-hop to funk via a healthy dose of house and current bass music sounds.  

 

Joe Goddard (of The 2 Bears and Hot Chip fame, with the aid of London songstress Valentina) brings forth a monster of a house track with vocals that are instantly embedded in your memory which you’ll find yourself singing out loud everywhere you are. “Gabriel” is out now on DFA and Greco-Roman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Goddard - Gabriel Ft. Valentina Lyrics

 He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, ** all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, ** all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, ** all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, ** all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, ** all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, ** all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, ** all down
 

Gabriel, Gabriel Gabriel you've gone too far Gabriel you've gone too far and you should hang your head in shame For these wounds I cannot stay, you've gone too far You've broke my heart, you've gone too far
 

Verse 1: Wide awake and I can hear my heart beat Hopes it cradles me and rocks my bones to sleep Protector in the light and a stranger in the dark And he don't say anything more Bound by suffocating secrets I must keep  

Gabriel you've gone too far Gabriel you've gone too far and you should hang your head in shame For these wounds I cannot stay, you've gone too far You've broke my heart, you've gone too far

  

 Verse 2: The sum of all the parts that you have taken Are a fraction of the parts that make me whole He was stronger than I was but it's strength you can't sustain Do not come to give me counsel you should beg forgiveness Of me Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, For he was stronger than I was but it's strength you can't sustain Do not come to give me counsel you should beg forgiveness Of me Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel,
 

He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, he's falling, all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, he's falling, all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, he's falling, all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, he's falling, all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, he's falling, all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, he's falling, all down He's falling, he's falling, he's falling, he's falling, all dow