When French disco droids Daft Punk (aka Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) emerged in the mid 90's they were coolly mysterious, shrouding their identities behind masks & databanks.
With forth studio album Ramdom Access Memories they've turned that enigmatic streak into iconography - hailing it's arrival with chart-trouncing rare electro-groove of Pharrell-fronted single 'Get Lucky'.
RAM feels like an ambitious upgrade from the duo's formative work (1997 debut Homework; the anthem filled Discovery; anime & arthouse flicks).
Pharrell's smooth croon on 'Lose Yourself To Dance' is underpinned by a robo-vocoder urging 'c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, while Julian Casablancas has a blast on 'Instant Crush' & the theatrical vocals of Paul Williams. Most of the robots here sound like they have bleeding hearts, including the mid-tempo, soft rock-laced ballads 'The Game Of Love' & 'Within'.
RAM is one hell of a funky machine of an album!!!!
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