A new book about Daft Punk's Discovery era is in the works
An unauthorized book about Daft Punk's Discovery, the album where they officially became robots, is coming later this year.
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An unauthorized book about Daft Punk's Discovery, the album where they officially became robots, is coming later this year.
The bar will feature drinks named after the duo's songs. You can have "Get Lucky" (whiskey, ginger, lime) for $7 or "Something About Us" (gin, lime, hibiscus honey) for $7. Also, there's "Around the World" (mangonada, frozen lemonade, Rumblerita) for $7 and "One More Time" (classic daiquiri) for $5. On Monday, the group announced the decision via an 8-minute sequence, dubbed "Epilogue," which showed one of the members initiating a destruction sequence, the blast that followed and a timestamp from 1993-2021. Kathryn Frazier, Daft Punk's longtime representative, confirmed the breakup to Rollin...
It might be the track that opens Discovery, but ‘One More Time’ makes for the record’s smash-hit centrepiece. The edges have been sanded back, the textures smoothed out, the songwriting finessed. Hefty drum hits break out across the hazy sample, pushed to the back like a distant memory, as the lean lyrics — almost certainly unforgettable — take hold. The album was envisaged as an exploration of childlike wonder, and pulling from their own upbringings, Homem-Christo and Bangalter turned ‘One More Time’ into the perfect song to keep the party going just that little longer. It’s...