NYC duo The Knocks and Canadian singer Dragonette earned a Grammy nomination with their last collab – and their new record “The Hero” will likely get another. The pre-chorus and chorus of this song are dazzling, and Dragonette (aka Martina Sorbara) has the best hair in pop music history with the possible exception of Robert Plant.
I don’t usually toss around the word “genius”, but The Knocks (James Patterson and Ben Ruttner) are songwriting/production Einsteins. Their latest work with Dragonette takes place in the fictional setting of Revelation Technologies, a 1980s company where Aquaria (RuPaul’s Drag Race winner) is the resident muse.
Dragonette says, “This song is about the banality of how a relationship can turn cold – when it’s not a dramatic explosion of betrayal or strong emotions that crash together. It’s about finding yourself in the midst of something else, unseen and unknowable, making the question “is this working?” hard to answer.”
It’s not easy to make music that feels effortlessly enchanting, but The Knocks and Dragonette have achieved just that on “The Hero”. It’s time to buy stock in Revelation Technologies immediately.
Watch the visualizer for “The Hero” below, and find the song on your favorite streamer.
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