Joe Goddard (musician)

Joe Goddard (born 12 September 1979) is a British musician, songwriter, and DJ. He is best known as a member of the English synth-pop band Hot Chip, which he co-founded with Alexis Taylor. In 2007, he co-founded record label Greco-Roman, which has released albums by artists such as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Disclosure. Goddard is also a member of electronica group The 2 Bears, and produced three solo albums, Harvest Festival (2009), Electric Lines (2017) and Harmonics (2024).

Career
Goddard is one of the founding members of Hot Chip. Started with school friend Alexis Taylor, they released their first album Coming on Strong in 2004. After the album's release, Hot Chip gained three new members: Owen Clarke, Felix Martin, and Al Doyle, all of whom had played on the album. Their second album, The Warning, gained the band more mainstream attention.

In 2021, Goddard teamed up with sometime Horse Meat Disco vocalist Amy Douglas to form Hard Feelings (stylised as HARD FEELINGS), a duo who aim to mix dance music with synthpop and the new wave sounds of the early 1980s, on tracks like "Holding on Too Long" and "Dangerous". The duo's debut album is also called HARD FEELINGS and was released by Domino on 5 November 2021.

Goddard's third solo album Harmonics was released on 12 July 2024 and features appearances from Hayden Thorpe, Ibibio Sound Machine, Alabaster DePlume, Tom McFarland of Jungle and his Hot Chip bandmates Alexis Taylor and Al Doyle.

Collaborative projects

 * The 2 Bears (see linked article)


 * Michael Mayer & Joe Goddard
 * 11 October 2016 – For You (single, !K7 Music)


 * Mixhell & Joe Goddard
 * 14 October 2016 – Crocodile Boots (EP, Delayed Records)
 * 28 March 2019 – Killer Whale (single, Delayed Records)


 * A Pulse Train (with Jason Borys, Jeremy Greenspan, Emma Jackson, Sasha Lewis, Jas Shaw, Floating Points, Ryan Smith, Dan Snaith)
 * 24 March 2017 – Tactus Tempus (EP, Geej Recordings)


 * Matthew Dear, Joe Goddard, Eats Everything
 * 28 September 2018 – Love Games (single, Pets Recordings)


 * Lyzza & Joe Goddard
 * 7 November 2019 – Neverland (single, self-released)


 * Extra Credit (with Marcus Marr, Justin Strauss)
 * 15 November 2019 – Emotional Make Up (EP, Warm)
 * 12 March 2021 – Drive Me (EP, Deewee)


 * Lightbox Of Magic Unknowledge (with Igor Cavalera, Laima Leyton)
 * 24 December 2019 – L M U (EP, Hi-Lo Tunez)
 * 23 December 2020 – L M U Volume Two (EP, Hi-Lo Tunez)


 * Joe Goddard x Hayden Thorpe
 * 8 May 2020 – Unknown Song (single, Domino)


 * Franky Rizardo & Joe Goddard
 * 26 February 2021 – No Judgement (single, FFRR Records)


 * HARD FEELINGS (with Amy Douglas)
 * 5 November 2021 – HARD FEELINGS (album, Domino)


 * Joe Goddard & Fiorious
 * 6 April 2023 – Do It All Again (EP, CHSN FMLY)
 * 2 June 2023 – Loverboy (single, Permanent Vacation)

Production discography

 * Little Boots – Hands (3 songs; 679/Atlantic Records, 2009)
 * Dels – GOB (3 songs, Big Dada, 2011)
 * Franz Ferdinand – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (1 song, Domino, 2013)
 * Alexis Taylor – Beautiful Thing (1 song, Domino, 2018)
 * Teleman – Sweet Morning (EP, Moshi Moshi Records, 2021)
 * Talk Show – Touch the Ground (EP, Missing Piece Records, 2022)
 * Warmduscher – At the Hotspot (Bella Union, 2022)
 * Sparkling – This Is My Life (EP, Moshi Moshi Records, 2022)