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Business Casual – Chromeo

Chromeo’s third album delivers the same blend of 80s synth-pop as previous efforts, replete with catchy hooks, tasty guitar riffs, and smoothly polished production. There’s nothing new about what P-Thugg and Dave 1 are doing, but there’s no denying that they are damn good at it. As with previous albums, Business Casual relies on a couple of standout songs to elevate the otherwise seamless blend of tracks. “Night By Night” is a guitar-driven number, reminiscent enough of Journey to ensure repeated play without getting stale. Their first single, “Don’t Turn the Lights On,” is brilliantly written and sure to have you singing along with them: “Don’t turn the lights on/ ‘Cause tonight I want to see you in the dark.”

What makes Chromeo so popular has nothing to do with their committed and near-perfect evocation of a bygone decade—that’s something they’ve been doing for a while now. Despite mixing it up a bit on this album—they wrote a song in French, “J’ai claqué la porte,” in tribute to their hometown Montreal—what will continue to carry Chromeo to commercial success is their ability to get people on the dance floor with their ‘80s-inspired singles (and remixes of those singles). By next week you should expect to hear their crooning vocals layered over break beats at a club near you. When you do, don’t forget to sing along.

 

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