Chromeo have announced their new album Adult Contemporary, out on February 16th, 2024. Along with the news, they’ve shared another single called “Personal Effects.”
Now nearly 20 years into their time as a band, Adult Contemporary sees Chromeo’s Dave 1 (Dave Macklovitch) and P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) “exploring what it means to be funky in your 30s and 40s.” The album’s 14 tracks — which also include singles “Replacements” and “(I Don’t Need A) New Girl” — attempt to navigate mid-life relationships, riding all the ebbs and flows into a new chapter.
“Personal Effects” is funky indeed, built on a disco-inspired bass line and embellished with sleek synths. On it, Chromeo meditate on the immediate lingering aftermath of a breakup: “She knew just what she was doing/ Leaving her personal effects behind/ I know I’ll find them one night and she’ll probably be on my mind,” Dave 1 sings, perhaps alluding...
Now nearly 20 years into their time as a band, Adult Contemporary sees Chromeo’s Dave 1 (Dave Macklovitch) and P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) “exploring what it means to be funky in your 30s and 40s.” The album’s 14 tracks — which also include singles “Replacements” and “(I Don’t Need A) New Girl” — attempt to navigate mid-life relationships, riding all the ebbs and flows into a new chapter.
“Personal Effects” is funky indeed, built on a disco-inspired bass line and embellished with sleek synths. On it, Chromeo meditate on the immediate lingering aftermath of a breakup: “She knew just what she was doing/ Leaving her personal effects behind/ I know I’ll find them one night and she’ll probably be on my mind,” Dave 1 sings, perhaps alluding...
- 10/2/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
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On the drive out to Coachella, you may have spotted a billboard in the desert: on the one side, a man in chunky black glasses and a perfectly-tailored suit, the other in a rainbow-patterned shirt and cylindrical leather cap. Two chrome guitars, and a giant “Go Funk Yourself” between them. No other context is needed — simply put, nobody’s doing it like the Fundlordz.
Sitting down in the...
On the drive out to Coachella, you may have spotted a billboard in the desert: on the one side, a man in chunky black glasses and a perfectly-tailored suit, the other in a rainbow-patterned shirt and cylindrical leather cap. Two chrome guitars, and a giant “Go Funk Yourself” between them. No other context is needed — simply put, nobody’s doing it like the Fundlordz.
Sitting down in the...
- 4/26/2023
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
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