CHROMEO

Business Casual CD


BACK YARD

CD : £ 13.00

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If it didn't capture the fun of `80s pop, it just wouldn't be Chromeo. And for their third album, P-Thugg and Dave 1 are as campy and faithful to their roots as humanly (and robotically) possible. Coming off shows with Darryl Hall, after a guest spot on the blue eyed soul singer's web show Live from Daryl's House, the duo have tapped deeper into the intricacies of AM pop. Business Casual has the typically synth-suave electro-funk jams, like "Hot Mess" and "Night By Night," which feature Gemayel's talk-box mastery over strobe lit four-on-the-floor beats that are right in step with "Tenderoni," and "Needy Girl." As the album progresses, though, Macklovitch and Gemayel dig deeper into crates for cheesy inspiration, and you can hear glimmers of Rockwell, Lionel Richie, Oran Juice, or even The Kids from Fame TV series. "The Right Type" seems custom made for a montage, and the snappy "Grow Up" could be the theme from a sitcom. Elsewhere, Solange Knowles does her best Whitney/Mariah impression for "When the Night Falls," and "J'ai Claqu La Porte," with its casio fills and finger-picked acoustic, is sung entirely in French and features Dave 1 at his most smirkingly romantic. ^The deluxe edition of Business Casual features several remixes of "Night By Night" and "Don't Turn the Lights On."]

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  Tracks   Play Count
Hot Mess   n/a
I'm Not Contagious   1
Night By Night   n/a
Don't Turn The Lights On   0
You Make It Rough   n/a
When The Night Falls   0
Don't Walk Away   n/a
J’ai Claqué La Porte   1
The Right Type   n/a
Grow Up   0