And they have. That is clever. It also makes me want to find out if there is any truth in it.
Grovesnor (whose mom named him Rob Smoughton), drums for Hot Chip, and the solo album will be titled Soft Return. The basis of all this is described as a modern, electronic styled update of the likes of Hall and Oats, Steely Dan and Billy Joel. I guess anything can become hip if you give it a couple of decades. Yeah, yeah, yeah I am being a smart-ass.
You can decide for yourself download the first single, Taxi From the Airport. Let me know if the link doesn't work.
Visit the Grovesnor website as well.