11. Chromeo – White Women
It would seem that everything about self-described ‘funkateers’ Chromeo is a contradiction; whether it’s their comedic nicknames Dave-One & P-Thugg, the fact that Dave looks like a well-groomed lothario, whilst P-Thugg looks like one of Cypress Hill’s roadies, or the fact they’re the only “Arab/Jewish partnership since the dawn of human culture”, their words – it would be fair to say all the preconceptions you’ve probably made about Chromeo are almost certainly wrong.
Chromeo’s latest long-play White Women comes 4 years after their last album Business Casual – so how does it live up to the hype? Very well actually, White Women represents the duo’s most cohesive body of work, but despite this new found cohesiveness, White Women still segues from disco-boogie to jaunty 80s synth pop in-the-blink-of-an-eye and while this schizophrenic approach might be too much for some, it does make for one hell of a ride.
Chromeo’s latest album was probably always going to attract some negative nancys – but if you’re looking for a musical pick-me-up ‘White Women’ represents 10CCs of pure unadulterated happiness that is guaranteed to brighten up your day.
Written by Andrew Rafter
