Perhaps Chromeo, two Canadians who call themselves Pee Thug and Dave 1, believe in authenticity over originality. Their raison d'etre is 1980s electro-funk, the kind peddled by one-hit wonders such as Timex Social Club and Mac Band. They are so convincing that you half expect them to sport Jheri curls and red codpieces. Eddie Murphy parodied such a band in Coming to America (they were called Sexual Chocolate), but Chromeo are serious about their funk. As well as the vocoders and salacious guitar solos they also, crucially, have the songs; the title track could have been a transatlantic hit 20 years ago. Lyrically, they also hark back to -un-PC times, as Dave 1 sings on Tenderoni: "For sure if I tell you how to do my dance, baby then you'll let me get in those pants." Sexual Chocolate indeed.
