Back in March, Chromeo sent us all to the dance floor with “Words With You”, a funk-fueled street-walkin’ strut of time-honored confidence. Since then, Dave 1 and P-Thugg have delivered a steady beat of new singles and collaborations, including the recent “Personal Effects,” all leading up to the Montreal duo’s forthcoming new album, February’s Adult Contemporary.
A fall tour brings Chromeo back to Boston tonight (October 16) for a dance party at Roadrunner in Brighton, giving us much-needed Friday night vibes on a crisp Monday night in autumn. It should be a vibe.
The deliciously funky “Personal Effects,” meanwhile, just hit the streams n’ screens, the latter via a high-concert video directed by Spencer Ford (Troye Sivan, JAWNY, BROCKHAMPTON). Get into it below.
“This is the last song we added on the album,” says Dave 1. “I was on a flight and the pilot said, ‘please don’t forget your personal effects’ and I was like, ‘wait how come this isn’t a Chromeo song title?!’ We felt like we needed a little breezy funk… something warm and fuzzy to bop to. You notice that long instrumental bit at the end? That’s definitely a motif on the album: extended sections where we let the music ride out. Adult Contemporary is a meditation on modern, mature relationships, which means: If we gotta sing about curling irons, so be it.”
Fire ’em up.
CHROMEO + RIC WILSON :: Monday, October 16 at Roadrunner, 89 Guest St. in Brighton, MA :: 7 p.m., all ages, $40 to $65 :: Event page :: Advance tickets
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