How You Know The Magic’s Right

Daft Punk with Panda Bear “Doin’ It Right”

I have a lot of mixed feelings about Daft Punk’s new album, and for the most part I’m not feeling it, but I have no reservations about loving this song. Yes, I do wish it was faster and I’m holding out for a superior remix, but at the same time, I really appreciate the way this song is like this extended, groovy chill out session before moving on to the full-on party stage. (I assume that when the robots promise that everyone will be “coin’ it right and everybody will be dancing” they are talking about the point in the evening when someone puts on Discovery.) Panda Bear is amazing on this – he’s not doing anything different from what he’s been up to on Animal Collective albums and his solo work, but in terms of melody, he’s at the top of his game, and his earnest boy voice is nicely complemented by the robot vocoder hook.

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