For all the retro talk, Chromeo’s music is, more than ever, anchored in pop’s present. This is reflected in the band’s collaborative approach on White Women. They unexpectedly resurrected Death From Above 1979 as their backing band to perform “Sexy Socialite” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, they shot an epic album trailer with Parisian design firm Surface to Air to preview “Over Your Shoulder” and partnered with contemporary artists Snarkitecture, MILK Studios & Tumblr to create The White Room installation in New York. The newest edition (pun intended) in an ever growing and exciting list of collaborators is Toro y Moi, featured on their buoyant new single,”Come Alive”. “Toro is a new school funk disciple, like us” says the band. “Ever since we heard his music we wanted to unleash his inner Jermaine Stewart.” This is disco Chaz in a way you’ve never heard him before.
Listen: Chromeo – “Come Alive” (featuring Toro y Moi)
COME ALIVE TOUR DATES
4/6 Houston TX House of Blues #
4/7 Austin TX Stubbs #
4/8 Dallas TX House of Blues #
4/12 San Francisco CA Independent #
4/14 Portland OR Roseland #
4/15 Vancouver BC Commodore #
4/16 Seattle WA Showbox Market #
4/19 Phoenix AZ Marquee #
4/30 Boston MA House of Blues *
5/1 Montreal QC Corona *
5/2 Toronto ON Danforth Music Hall *
5/5 Chicago IL Lincoln Hall *
5/6 Minneapolis MN First Avenue *
5/7 St. Louis MO The Pageant *
5/9 Detroit MI Royal Oak Music Hall *
5/12 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse *
5/13 Richmond VA The National *
5/14 Philadelphia PA Union Transfer *
5/16 New York NY Terminal 5 *
6/3 Paris FR La Cigale
6/4 Amsterdam NL Paradiso
6/6 London UK Roundhouse
# support: Tokimonsta
* support: Oliver
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