HEAD OVER HEELS
| Chromeo
HEAD OVER HEELS
Head Over Heels is the fifth studio album by Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo. It was released on June 15, 2018, via Big Beat and Atlantic Records. The album features vocals from artists such as The-Dream, French Montana, Stefflon Don, DRAM and Amber Mark, with production work from producers such as Raphael Saadiq, Rodney Jerkins and Pino Palladino. -WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
On their bona fide all-stars album, everyone from DRAM to Amber Mark to The-Dream cannot save the electronic duo from their tastelessness.
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CoS
contains enough radio-ready rump-shakers to earn a spot in your warm-weather playlist for this summer and a few more to come.
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RollingStone
The veteran duo work with an array of high-power guests but offer more of the same silky formula they’ve become known for.
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DROWNED IN SOUND
Way more than you’d expect from two blokes called Dave and Pat.
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INDEPENDENT
This is as close to the live iteration of Chromeo that one of their records has ever come.
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AV/MUSIC
Chromeo specializes in upbeat, retro-embracing synth-funk—but, unlike others in a similar vein, the Canadian duo exists in an area somewhere between a come-hither wink and a seduction parody. On Head Over Heels, the group strikes a perfect balance between these extremes. Credit for this goes to the roster of impressive special guests.
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exclaim
Music this nakedly derivative requires sharp pop instincts to be successful, and tracks like these prove that Chromeo are still able to create magic within their well-worn source material, even if they are retreading old ground.
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The Skinny
Head Over Heels is a multi-layered trail through funk's iterations loaded with squealing synth leads, big basslines, and more sass and energy than you can shake a stick at.
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SLANT
It works best when Chromeo finds the elusive sweet spot between pop hooks and music-geek verisimilitude.
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The Young Folks
If a listener can get past the outwardly-swagger of Chromeo, there’s a plethora of damn good pop to be had.
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Diandra Reviews It All
Chromeo have become staples of the modern, disco scene, and I am HEAD OVER HEELS ABOUT IT!
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Penn State CommMedia
it is a well-crafted and polished addition to the Chromeo discography.
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RiFF Magazine
Head Over Heels is long on talent and short on ideas.
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MUSIC CONNECTIONS
Head Over Heels are deeply rooted in Minneapolis funk, dance-pop and nu-disco.
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SPECTRUM CULTURE
Head Over Heels is maddeningly catchy and no party this summer is complete without it.
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ALL MUSIC
At their best, Chromeo are a big, dumb party, the embodiment of guilty pleasure much like the cheesiest moments of the '80s hits they emulate.
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DORK
‘Head Over Heels’ is an album that’ll have fans jumping up and down.
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MUZIK SPEAKS
This is definitely not an album you can listen to without, at the very least, bobbing your head and tapping you toe, but in reality, with the music up and a house to yourself (…or packed with friends), there really will be no holding you back!
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Northern Transmission
Though the album suffers from feeling too familiar now, it will likely age better.
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hnhh
The electro-funk duo come through with some fresh summer vibes.
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StGA
It’s catchy, it’s cheesy, it’s retro, it’s a little bit cringe-y: it’s Chromeo.
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QRO
an exceedingly fun album, and if more spins make it a bit more wearing, so be it.
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earbuddy
Chromeo return with the only album sponsored by Nair.
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Musings from Milwaukee
It’s as good as White Women, but without the lofty ambition. Just a buncha great songs.
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wrbbradio
If this album teaches us anything, it’s how washed up Chromeo has become.
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mxdwn
Canned funk for the summer.
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c-ville
Montreal’s gift to dancing frat bros returns with a phone book of guests.
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Medium
Spin it.
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Not Another Music Blog
Head Over Heels consistently delights with its balance of energetic pop songs.
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Bernard Zuel
The sweet spot is gone.
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Beat Route
Chromeo is known for complementing their electro-grooves with dialogues of love, sex, and relationships. They continue to explore these concepts on Head Over Heels.
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NEST HQ
I’ll refrain from making a Head Over Heels pun here, but you know it’s right there. We’ll be rinsing this for the summer and are so stoked to share it with you; enjoy!
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INDEPENDENT
By enlisting hip-hop up-and-comers like French Montana and Stefflon Don, they’ve inched towards R&B, but in a fashion that feels more like a nod to the Eighties than the present-day equivalent.
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MYSTIC SONS
While each track seems to have something to enjoy about it, it doesn't quite gel as well as their previous albums.
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