Funky Canadian duo Chromeo have announced a new album. Adult Contemporary is out February 16, 2024, and a video for the single "Personal Effects" is out now.
A press release compares the album to Steely Dan, with the pair's usual synths mixed with live instrumentation, plus horns and strings. It's mixed by Morgan Geist (Storm Queen, Metro Area) and mastered by Alex Gopher (Phoenix, Air), with the only feature coming from La Roux. The core duo of Dave 1 and P-Thugg wrote and produced every song themselves.
The album is said to explore "what it means to be funky in your 30s and 40s," with the title referring to being an adult in the contemporary world. It's available to pre-order here.
Below, watch a video for "Personal Effects" directed by Spencer Ford. Chromeo's Dave 1 explained it was inspired by a pilot reminding passengers to remember their personal effects. He added, "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."
Scroll past the video to see the tracklist. Previously released singles "(I Don't Need a) New Girl," "Replacements" and "Words with You" are included here. Chromeo's fall tour schedule is also below.
Adult Contemporary:
1. (I Don't Need a) New Girl
2. Got It Good
3. Lost and Found
4. BTS
5. Replacements (feat. 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)
Chromeo 2023 Tour Dates:
10/03 San Diego, CA - Humphreys *
10/04 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre *
10/06 Houston, TX - The Ballroom at Warehouse Live *
10/07 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/08 Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall *
10/10 Atlanta, GA - The Eastern ^
10/11 Richmond, VA - The National ^
10/12 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club ^
10/13 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel ^~
10/14 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/16 Boston, MA - Roadrunner ^
10/17 Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall ^
10/19 Montreal, QC - MTELUS ^
10/20 Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall ^
10/21 Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall ^
10/22 Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed ^
10/26 Sydney, Australia - The Metro Theatre
10/28 Adelaide, Australia - Harvest Rock II
10/29 Melbourne, Australia - 170 Russell
11/02 Las Vegas, NV - Arkadia Festival
* with Coco & Breezy
^ with Ric Wilson
~ with May Rio
A press release compares the album to Steely Dan, with the pair's usual synths mixed with live instrumentation, plus horns and strings. It's mixed by Morgan Geist (Storm Queen, Metro Area) and mastered by Alex Gopher (Phoenix, Air), with the only feature coming from La Roux. The core duo of Dave 1 and P-Thugg wrote and produced every song themselves.
The album is said to explore "what it means to be funky in your 30s and 40s," with the title referring to being an adult in the contemporary world. It's available to pre-order here.
Below, watch a video for "Personal Effects" directed by Spencer Ford. Chromeo's Dave 1 explained it was inspired by a pilot reminding passengers to remember their personal effects. He added, "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."
Scroll past the video to see the tracklist. Previously released singles "(I Don't Need a) New Girl," "Replacements" and "Words with You" are included here. Chromeo's fall tour schedule is also below.
Adult Contemporary:
1. (I Don't Need a) New Girl
2. Got It Good
3. Lost and Found
4. BTS
5. Replacements (feat. 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)
Chromeo 2023 Tour Dates:
10/03 San Diego, CA - Humphreys *
10/04 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre *
10/06 Houston, TX - The Ballroom at Warehouse Live *
10/07 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/08 Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall *
10/10 Atlanta, GA - The Eastern ^
10/11 Richmond, VA - The National ^
10/12 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club ^
10/13 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel ^~
10/14 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/16 Boston, MA - Roadrunner ^
10/17 Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall ^
10/19 Montreal, QC - MTELUS ^
10/20 Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall ^
10/21 Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall ^
10/22 Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed ^
10/26 Sydney, Australia - The Metro Theatre
10/28 Adelaide, Australia - Harvest Rock II
10/29 Melbourne, Australia - 170 Russell
11/02 Las Vegas, NV - Arkadia Festival
* with Coco & Breezy
^ with Ric Wilson
~ with May Rio