Business Casual

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."]|

A・トラックの兄ちゃんで、スラッとお洒落なデイヴ・ワン（ユダヤ系）と、太めでイカツいP・サグ（アラブ系）によるカナダのエレクトロ・ファンク・コンビ、クローメオの3年ぶりの新作です。ということで・・・（1）ブリンブリンでサグ＆ファンキーな音楽が好きだ。（2）ヴォコーダーやトークボックスが好きだ。（3）80年代のMTVが好きだ。（4）OLのタイトなスカートからスラット伸びた脚が好きだ。以上の（1）～（4）のうちどれか引っ掛かる項目があれば、とりあえず聴いてもらいたいところ。前作とやってることはほとんど変わっていないんですが、ズルムケ感はやや薄れてちょっぴり洗練味を増しつつ、80sポップスをアップデートしたエレクトロ・ディスコになっています。ソランジュの参加曲も良いですよ！
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