Matt and Kim Sidewalks

"Perma-smiling Brooklyn lovebirds Matt & Kim will release their third album, Sidewalks, on November 2. What does it sound like? Well, keyboardist-singer Matt Johnson tells SPIN that its broad, appealing style was inspired by Gnarls Barkley's ubiquitous 2006 hit "Crazy." "Your mom, your three-year-old nephew, and your 60-year-old aunt were all into that song!" Johnson says of "Crazy." "You'd hear it at a club and you'd hear it at a grocery store. It was a genre-less song. We've toured with punk rock bands like Against Me! and hip-hop groups like the Cool Kids and DJs like Girl Talk. We're universal -- and we're aiming for that genre-less sound." To reach that goal, Matt & Kim went to the source: Gnarls Barkley producer Ben Allen. The duo spent two months recording at his Atlanta studio, beefing up their charmingly ramshackle tunes with deep bass, drums samples, and keyboard effects, an approach they hinted at on their last album, 2009's Grand. "Cameras," the first single from Sidewalks, is a perfect example of the album's sound (listen below!). It's part house-party punk, part club banger with a tuba sample, clacking percussion, and fluxing keyboard melody. Over a chorus of bubbling synths, Johnson sings, "No time for cameras / We'll use our eyes instead." - SPIN

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