One of the UK’s most revered singer-songwriters, Alexis Taylor, is set to release his seventh solo album, Paris In The Spring, on 13th March 2026 via Night Time Stories. Known as the frontman of British pop giants Hot Chip, Taylor’s latest work is being hailed as his most ambitious and revealing to date—a "magnum opus" that blends leftfield pop, country, and elegant disco-house.
A New Chapter in British Pop
The album’s lead single, ‘Out Of Phase’ (featuring Nashville’s Lola Kirke), is available to stream now. The track is a cosmic-country odyssey influenced by the cinematic mystery of David Lynch. Describing the collaboration with Kirke—who starred in Gone Girl and 2025’s Sinners—Taylor calls her voice the "missing ingredient" that transformed a lonely cowboy’s mystery into a modern duet of yearning.
Paris In The Spring features an impressive roster of international collaborators, including:
Nicolas Godin (Air) & The Avalanches
Étienne de Crécy & Pierre Rousseau (Paradis)
Green Gartside (Scritti Politti)
Lola Kirke & Ewan Pearson
"Synthesisers Left Out in the Rain"
Taylor describes the record as a meeting point between "British Americana and Gallic flair." While the themes touch on deep personal reflections and the loss of friends, the music remains brightly lit and contemporary. It’s an album defined by freedom—from genre, from constraints, and from preconceptions.
The title itself references a psychological "double-take" test, signaling that on this record, things are not always as they seem. Taylor encourages listeners to embrace the unexpected: “Be ready to be surprised, to find something new in music, and let the music resonate with you.”
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