Daft Punk - Discovery

I’d be lying if I didn’t come right out and admit that other contributors writing here isn’t a great thing: it’s an awesomely great thing. And it makes my posts seem somewhat worthwhile. Here’s to hoping the January infusion of posts is not an aberration; here’s to hoping we can get all contributors on here.

Whenever I buy new music I always get a little bit sad for a myriad of reasons, mostly dumb I know. Like the fact that a new album is another to add while another unopened CD or record (what, I know…) goes, well unopened. Ha, I’m bad at that. I’m bad at keeping all music together. But I love when I buy new music because I can tear it open and get lost in it for quite some time. I’m so glad this has happened recently. I’m hoping to buy more stuff soon.

Either way, I never was much of a Daft Punk fan. I definitely think the nico probably knows way more in this territory. But after buying Discovery on a limb (after never hearing any of it front to back, nor really many other songs except “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”) and for a few great reasons too, it’s been slowly melting my brain apart. First I heard this song while hanging with a friend and he simply played it with a preface of it being one of his favorite Daft Punk songs. Not thinking much but wondering what upbeat favorite he was going to play, I was stunned to hear the lush, ornate sounds pouring out of the speakers. There’s the way it creeps in and lulls you with these 70s-like synthesizers and a bubbling beat that sounds just as robotic as it does, peaceful. And then of course, the lyrics; somewhere in between falling in love and realizing that while she isn’t necessarily the right one, there’s just ‘something’ there: "There’s definitely something about us to pursue and get lost in, even if it maybe isn’t meant to be." It’s amazing because it combines both the aesthetic with the ambience of electronic music and refines with gentle synths and lush chords. After hearing the song for the first time I was blown away, now it’s one of my favorites too, ha.


So I bought it on vinyl and poured the time into the album I felt it deserved. I heard about how all these people just loved it and how it was an album you just had to own. I never seemed to understand in my stubborn, foolish head that Daft Punk are utterly amazing. And as the album played through my headphones, on my phone and everywhere else, I was just left in awe. But for sure, by the time “Digital Love" played I was entirely won over. There’s the beginning with the chugging guitar and the growing of beats into one snappy, tight melody. It’s about falling in love again, about digitalizing the love before it’s even begun and how she’s so amazing you dream about even being able to be with her. The beats and music joyously try to envision it all with fantastic rhythms and styles. I just wish I could’ve heard it like ten years ago, at least, ha. I mean, it came out in 2001; I envy people that got to hear it simultaneously with albums like Girls Can Tell and Vespertine or whatever. There’s so many things I learned about the duo, I would need to say that they’re absolute romantics and the music simply wins because of it. It makes your heart jump up and down and it makes you change all around; this is definitely music for all ages. – Bryan