Robots, Rebooted. Electro-pop duo Daft Punk's triumphant new record

摘要

Martha graham once said, "no artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the time." Daft Punk, whose new Random Access Memories is one of the most anticipated albums of 2013, have been their time for almost 20 years. Theirs is the sound of a world in which the bounties of the past, present and future have been Tumblr'd together into a stunning data blur. The French electro-dance-pop duo's first album (1997's Homework) defined house music for a generation. Their second album (2001's Discovery) sparked an '80s revival that haunts hip-hop and indie-rock records alike to this day. Their disappointing third album (2005's aptly titled Human After All) is largely responsible for the lousy electro-rock jock jams of the ubiquitous Skrillex. They rebounded with a magnificent world tour and Grammy-winning live album. Who can they be now?