Daft Punk proves their still a force to be reckoned with in their new 2013 album! You can stream it of course or torrent it but how about you look at this cool picture while a huge chunk of their funky beats blare through your speakers? Go for it.
There’s a point on “Doin’ It Right,” the penultimate track on Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories,” where the album’s utter lack of post-modern ambitions smacks the listener in the face. “Everybody will be dancing and be feeling all right!” the French electronic duo coo as the bass snaps into place, and soon, Animal Collective singer Panda Bear leaps into the fray to declare, “If you lose your way tonight, that’s how you know the magic’s right!”
These are lines that complement each other in their un-ironic absurdity. Blindingly optimistic and staggeringly direct, the phrases overlap and cut into each other in the hopes of making any dead-eyed sourpuss to turn that frown upside down. There are moments on “Random Access Memories” that try to innovate in the way that only Daft Punk knows how to do, the prime example being in “Doin’ It Right,” where Daft Punk dismiss all the artistic hullabaloo and just want to entertain again, after years of deciding not to do so.
