Saturday, July 2, 2016

Chainsmokers - the band

I suspect they aren't talking about smoking tobacco, but as an oncologist, it's hard for me to love the name "Chainsmokers."

Name aside, I do think this band has a unique and euphonious sound.  "Roses" is a miniature symphony with at least three distinct sound environments, all of which sound great.  I think it must be really difficult to tweak a song to sound like this--few artists are probably willing to tinker with multiple tracks to get a layered sound.

Sean Paul's "Get Busy" is of course the most memorable example of the modern "Wall of Sound" popularized by Phil Spector, but Rob Base's "It Takes Two" also comes to mind.

We also have "Don't Let Me Down," which is also a good track.  It has a cool synthesized horn break like "Boom Boom Pow," another great multilayered track.

This duo is a relatively new arrival to the pop charts and hopefully we'll get more inventive, hardworking tracks from them.