chromeo – This Magazine https://this.org Progressive politics, ideas & culture Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:13:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://this.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-Screen-Shot-2017-08-31-at-12.28.11-PM-32x32.png chromeo – This Magazine https://this.org 32 32 Tuesday Tracks! Lovely Killbots, Sex with Strangers, Chromeo https://this.org/2010/12/07/tuesday-tracks-lovely-killbots-sex-with-strangers-chromeo/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:13:11 +0000 http://this.org/?p=5727 The Lovely KillbotsWell, it’s officially December and with all the snow flying around lately it’s become pretty difficult to deny any longer that we’ve entered the dreaded holiday season. So in that spirit of giving, I got you guys something. But don’t worry, I know you’re being inundated with Christmas muzak right now as it echoes through mall speakers and storefronts. So this week’s episode of Tuesday Tracks stays away from traditional holiday cheer. Instead, I got you a trio of videos that are alternately adorable and pervy—but always fun.

First is Lovely Killbots who are without a doubt, the “adorable” side of this week’s equation. The video is a stop motion Romeo and Juliet for the robot age. The song itself provides a poignant narrative to the doomed robot lovers who only really need each other:

Next we have Sex with Strangers, a brilliant and prolific disco house group from Vancouver. In less than three years the group have put out three albums and are already prepping their fourth. The incredible thing is the level of quality they’ve maintained. Here’s “We Want the Fire” off their latest album The Tokyo Steel.

Finally, there’s Chromeo with their new video “Hot Mess.” As one might expect, the song is littered with innuendo and tongue-in-cheek humour. The video follows the duo as two bumbling police officers told to hit the showers after doing something to upset a superior officer.

]]> Tuesday Tracks! K-OS, Chromeo, Arcade Fire https://this.org/2010/08/03/tuesday-tracks-k-os-chromeo-arcade-fire/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:03:09 +0000 http://this.org/?p=5139 K-OSThis week in Tuesday Tracks we’ve got a little musical interlude to help you ease yourself back into the work week (those of you who had a holiday Monday, that is). This edition boasts a trio of Canadian musical heavyweights including an unexpected collaboration between K-OS and Sebastien Grainger, new music from Chromeo, and a peek inside Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs. So enjoy, and take take it easy—you work too hard.

A little while ago K-OS and Sebastien Grainger took a camera crew down to the Gulf Coast to shoot a documentary showcasing the devastation caused by the BP oil spill. The two were moved enough to write the song “BlackWater” about the experience. It will also be on K-OS’s mixtape, out Aug. 6.

It’s been three years since Chromeo impressed the musical masses with their sophomore release Fancy Footwork. The slick production and tongue-in-cheek delivery hit all the right notes, now they’re back with “Don’t turn the lights on” off their upcoming album Business Casual.

Cover of Arcade Fire's latest album, "The Suburbs"It’s finally arrived, Arcade Fire‘s fiercely anticipated followup to Neon Bible came out in stores yesterday. The band first gave fans a taste a couple of months ago with a pair of mp3s, then they played a host of secret shows, but as of yesterday the secret it out. Here’s “We used to wait” off The Suburbs.

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