Tiga returns to being the center of attention. HOTLIFE arrives at an optimal time, the electroclash savant who was there at the scene’s apex 20 years ago primed to receive his flowers as the youth continue to revitalize indie sleaze aesthetics. The DJ has a rockstar sensibility: His intellectual and witty mantralike candor, an idiosyncratic novelty back in the early aughts with albums Sexor and Ciao, is perhaps more so now that he’s of the old guard. Tiga’s singles portfolio is nothing to scoff at either—“Sunglasses at Night,” “You Gonna Want Me,” “Shoes,” “Let’s Go Dancing,” “Bugatti,” and many more intergenerational classics speak volumes on his propensity for pop.
On HOTLIFE, Tiga taps back into that crossover energy that’ll live forever. He’s reconvened with seasoned contemporaries Boys Noize, Matthew Dear and Paranoid London, but also brought some contemporary innovators into the mix, including Jump Source, Fcukers, and MRD. The result is the hottest and liveliest Tiga record: More infectious singles that astoundingly stand next to his classics, and fresh, sparse techno that shows his finger remains on the pulse of what’s in.
| A1 | Hotwife |
| A2 | High Rollers |
| A3 | Iamwhatiam |
| B1 | Silk Scarf |
| B2 | Friction |
| B3 | Need You Tonight |
| C1 | Lollipop |
| C2 | I Am Your Detroit Sunrise |
| C3 | Sexless Pornographic Losers |
| D1 | I Know A Place |
| D2 | Cherry |
| D3 | Ecstasy Surrounds Me |
