Head Over Heels

One of the big buzz bands from Coachella, and touring Australia for Splendour in the Grass this month, iconic Montreal funk duo Dave 1 (David Macklovitch. left) and P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) — aka CHROMEO — have released their new album and take us through it track by track…

- Dave 1

1. “MUST'VE BEEN” (FEAT. DRAM)

If we were going to have a guest guitar player, it’d have to be Jesse Johnson from The Time. We saw him play live with D’Angelo and he blew us away. This is our way of saying, “OK, you heard ‘Jealous’ but don’t get it twisted we’re back on our funky shit.”

2. “DON'T SLEEP” (FEAT. FRENCH MONTANA & STEFFLON DON)

We wanted a bop, like Mariah’s “Fantasy” or “Return Of The Mack” or “Cutie Pie” by One Way. Something that hearkens back to both low-rider funk and late ’90s R&B. So we got with the late ’90s R&B mastering Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and made this. It’s one of our faves on the album.

3. “ONE TRACK MIND”

This is our Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel moment but also, somehow, Drake — maybe? We had never done a minimalist song before, something where the emotion cuts through, but it’s still fun, funny and funky. The three F’s!

4. “COUNT ME OUT”