Elly Jackson from La Roux has teamed-up with Chromeo to produce a redux version of their single ‘Hot Mess’ featuring her distinctive vocal talents. Apparently the English, electropop singer enjoyed the song so much, she offered to record the new version, which you can sample above. Listen to the original from the album Business Casual in the video for the song below.
You can say something for Chromeo’s latest album that it’s hard to say of most records: the cover art does a fantastic job of communicating what’s inside. Their second album, 2007’s Fancy Footwork, showed Montreal electrofunkers Dave 1 and P-Thugg playing synthesizers mounted on bare womens’ legs. While the duo still grace the cover of Business Casual (out last month), the sexy lady has acquired both stockings and a body – even if she still lacks a face. That’s Business Casual in a nutshell – the same funky beats and self-absorbed melodramatic male characters, but with a new layer of… it’s not quite sophistication, but perhaps “maturity” will do.
MON 7/26 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club
TUE 7/27 PHILADELPHIA, PA Trocadero
THU 7/29 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom
FRI 7/30 BOSTON, MA House Of Blues
SAT 7/31 MONTREAL, QC Metropolis
MON 8/2 OTTAWA, ON Capital Music Hall
TUE 8/3 TORONTO, ON Phoenix
THU 8/5 DETROIT, MI Majestic
FRI 8/6 CHICAGO, IL Lollapalooza
SAT 8/7 MINNEAPOLIS, MN First Avenue
TUE 8/10 CALGARY, AB Flames Central
WED 8/11 VANCOUVER, BC Commodore
THU 8/12 SEATTLE, WA Showbox Market
FRI 8/13 PORTLAND, OR Roseland
MON 8/16 SAN DIEGO, CA House Of Blues
THU 8/19 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Twilight Concert Series
FRI 8/20 DENVER, CO Ogden
TUE 8/24 AUSTIN, TX Stubb’s
WED 8/25 DALLAS, TX Palladium
THU 8/26 NASHVILLE, TN Cannery Ballroom
FRI 8/27 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade
SUN 8/29 LOS ANGELES, CA Hollywood Bowl
Business Casual will see daylight on 8/17. It features:
Hot Mess
I’m Not Contagious
You Make It Rough
Don’t Turn The Lights On
Grow Up
Night By Night
Don’t Walk Away
When The Night Falls (feat. Solange Knowles)
The Right Type
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