Denim & beards. Takes me back to my time in Paris when I was in the military. You see, the year was 1944..
There's a lot of bands called "The Shoes". Not any sort of specific type of shoe either. There's no famous bands called "The Loafers" or the "High Top Black Lace Flat Ankle Oxford's". There are however, a lot of bands named The Shoes, and the particular one featured in this Track Genius are an electro duo from Reims, France and they make quite exciting dance music. The duo consists of Guillaume Brière and Benjamin Lebeau, two bearded Frenchmen on a mission to create the most infectious and danceable electronic music that the human ear can fathom. Their debut album "Crack My Bones" came out in 2011, and featured a number of guest appearances including Esser,
CocknBullKid and Wave Machines. They've even done work for the likes of Shakira and had some great remixes of Ladyhawke, Marina and the Diamonds and Golden Silvers. The album was positively received, and featured some good tracks from the group, but one particularly stood out as the most exaggerated and hype worthy dance hit of 2011. That was the aptly named "Time to Dance".
I'll make this quick. There's no point in explaining how amazing the video is, because it has to be watched to be experienced in its full brilliance. Jake Gyllenhaal takes a stunning turn as a Patrick Bateman psycho killer, feeding off the denizens of the night. The American Psycho influences are explicit, but more vicious and immediate. I never thought that Bubble Boy would be so perfect as a cold-blooded killer, but the juxtaposition of the immediately danceable music and the brutal imagery is a treat with Gyllehall at front and center. The song itself is spoken for in its title. Pumping bass and catchy vocals roundabout the exciting melody, but the track feels refined rather than something you would faint on molly too. It's a gentleman's dance song, and one that seeps into your soul in the best way.
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Hijack the ipod dock from that asshole playing Skrillex at the next house party you attend, and play this record. Hopefully the song kicks into full gear before he tries to drunkenly fight you for the right to DJ, and he begins to convulse in dance. You'll be the man of the hour. Guaranteed.
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