Tag Of The Day! Chromeo ‘Don’t Turn The Lights On’
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Since they dropped their debut album on the sickeningly cool Vice magazine label back in 2004, Chromeo have continued to maintain a reputation as the pop band that even the most hardened rock snob can’t help but love. With a sound that’s equal parts Hall & Oates and Daft Punk, the vocoder loving duo have one over hipsters the world over with their certified-good-time live show. Their frontman, Dave 1, is so damned cool that he regularly pulls off wearing full white suits and wayfarer shades without looking like a reject from ‘Saturday Night Fever’.
The release of their third album, ‘Business Casual’, is due to be preceded by the single ‘Don’t Turn The Lights On’ – once again showing Dave 1 and P-Funk’s knack of blending a vicious hook over an infectious bass line.. The pair already wowed us at Lovebox Festival this summer and they are now embarking on a full ‘Business Casual Tour’. Currently rolling through their homeland of Canada before heading to the US, the tour will be supported by Holy Ghost! and Telephoned. Chromeo will then head over to the UK in November for a clutch of dates, bringing along Midnight Juggernauts with them as their support act.
‘Don’t Turn The Light’s On’ is backed by a great, if not slightly disturbing video. It gives a nod to Spike Jonze at his most playful and the front cover of Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted. The track is currently available on iTunes, with the equally addictive ‘Night By Night’ on the B-Side.
