Experimental electro-rock duo Chromeo is set to release their long-awaited sixth studio album, Adult Contemporary, next year. Today (October 2), the longtime creative collaborators Dave 1 and P-Thugg are sharing a first taste of their upcoming project with the groovy lead single “Personal Effects.”
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“This is the last song we added on the album,” Dave 1 shares in a statement. “I was on a flight, and the pilot said, ‘Please don’t forget your personal effects,’ and I was like, ‘Wait, how come this isn’t a Chromeo song title?!’ We felt like we needed a little breezy funk…something warm and fuzzy to bop to. You notice that long instrumental bit at the end? That’s definitely a motif on the album: extended sections where we let the music ride out. Adult Contemporary is a meditation on modern, mature relationships, which means: if we gotta sing about curling irons, so be it.”
“Personal Effects” is one of 14 new tracks on Adult Contemporary, due February 16. The project marks the Grammy Award-nominated pair’s first new full-length release since their 2018 LP, Head Over Heels.
Chromeo is currently out on their headlining Go Funk Yourself Tour, which marks their first stint on the road in four years. They’ll travel to cities across the U.S. and Canada through the end of the month, wrapping up with a stop in Chicago on October 22. You can view a complete list of upcoming tour dates and find ticketing information by visiting Chromeo’s official website.
Watch the official music video for “Personal Effects,” directed by Spencer Ford, below:
Adult Contemporary Track List:
1. “(I Don’t Need a) New Girl”
2. “Got It Good”
3. “Lost and Found”
4. “BTS”
5. “Replacements” (featuring La Roux)
6. “Lonesome Nights”
7. “Personal Effects”
8. “She Knows It (Personal Effects Pt. 2)”
9. “Ballad of the Insomniacs”
10. “CODA”
11. “Words With You”
12. “A Cut Above”
13. “Friendsnlovers”
14. “Two of Us (Friendsnlovers Pt. 2)”
Photo by Alexander Gay, Courtesy of Sacks & Co.
