As the first offering from their new album Business Casual, Chromeo have come up with an all round feast of electro ear tonic for their fans. Think of all that their sound represents, and you'll find it on Don't Turn the Lights On.
The song takes elements of the great hits that they have come up with in the past - Tendoroni, Needy Girl and Bonafied Lovin - like a catchy, funky melody, distinctive baseline, some intricate keyboard, a cracking guitar riff, and a phat beat. It's less in your face than Fancy Footwork, and more along the lines of My Girl Is Calling Me A Liar, with its laid back groove.
I'm not sure I would have picked it to release as a first single off a new album, after - let's face it - three years since the last album came out, so something a little more 'kabaam' may have been more appropriate, but as far as the Chromeo recipe is concerned, it incorporates everything that the Canadian duo do well.
I've loved Chromeo for years and have seen them live twice, including at Lovebox this summer. It would be the perfect summer for me next year if Chromeo played Victoria Park again with a host of brand new killer tunes. Let's hope that when the album is released in the UK on 27 September, it'll have been worth the wait and they'll be snapped up again for 2011's festival season.
