Have you ever jammed out to Hall & Oates? Well, their story has quite an interesting background and ultimately they’ve paved the way for groups like today’s funk makers such as Chromeo. The Canadian funk and dance-rock group have brought their name to light over the past couple years with their diverse albums. Who do they ultimately thank? Hall & Oates in fact. Not only do they thank them but today they are viewed as the second coming of Hall & Oates. Here is why…

For quite Sometime in the 70s, it wasn’t really the cool thing to be playing an album from the Philadelphia soul boys Daryl Hall and John Oates. At the time bands like KISS, AC/DC and Aerosmith were the cool thing. That did not stop these guys from taking risks. Crossing the avenue, they built their own path ultimately not getting credit where it was due until possibly even the early 2000s. Chromeo is a band taking its own risks and going their own way as well. Leaving the skeptics behind and powering up their smooth vocals, synths and incredible live show display they are building their own empire of cool.

When looking back at their catalog I remember a time for me personally where I knew of Chromeo, kept them on my radar and simply thought they had good taste. This was mostly at the time of their 2010 album “Business Casual." What really put them into orbit and got me investing lots of time into them was there more recent 2014 album “White Women." It’s an incredibly carefree album that I view of paying homage to unique elements of disco era’s and Nile Rogers smooth guitar licks but also aiming in a careful direction so they are not on a lonely island. The group talks heavily about how much went into this album. Ultimately the goal was to expand the Chromeo universe and it did just that after three years of dedication to one album. It’s a deeper album so we should take in the music and all of its elements but also we find ourselves question a lot, maybe simply the title of the album? Regardless “White Women” has infectious tracks like “Jealous," “Come Alive” and “Over Your Shoulder." Hall & Oates 2.0? Could be but be sure to give the Funk-Lords a listen on their past albums and “White Women."