[Star Trak; 2010]
While we wait for their long-anticipated Tron: Legacy soundtrack to be released, Daft Punk return to the studio as producers for N.E.R.D.’s latest single, “Hypnotize U,” the second from their forthcoming fourth studio album, Nothing. The French house juggernauts cook up a chilled-out slow burner that evokes the mellower parts of Discovery (“Digital Love,” “Something About Us”) that showcases Pharrell Williams’ falsetto. Pharrell is in full-on Prince mode on “Hypnotize U,” dropping come-ons like “If I’m not beside you, I’m inside you.” It’s not particularly innovative, but it is ultimately a triumph of subtlety and songcraft.
[From the upcoming album Nothing, due out November 2nd]
