Their song Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger was accompanied by two hands that had all the lyrics written on various fingers and the palms. They also can be credited to having one of the first ‘viral’ videos on YouTube. From Nile Rodgers of Chic, The Weeknd, Julian Casablancas, Paul Williams, to even Kanye West. Daft Punk was an act that it seemed like everyone wanted to work with.
They did so much for the house scene, modern electronic music, and even rock. It is very rare that an act like Daft Punk comes around and has an influence carry into three separate decades the way theirs did. It seemed like when they initially broke up on February 21st of this year, everyone had something to say. Artists like Disclosure and Mark Ronson both credited them as massive influences to the electronic and rock genres. Their influence and style influenced a lot of artists that we hear on the radios nowadays too. The duo hadn’t released anything since 2013’s Random Access Memories, unless you count their work on The Weeknd’s album, Starboy, or their production on Kanye West’s Yeezus and Arcade Fire’s Everything Now. It’d be a lie to say this wasn’t expected. This was followed by Thomas Bangalter walking into the sunset alone. At least one can assume that by the somewhat goofy snippet of Guy Manuel’s robot exploding in the middle of the desert. Currently Listening to: Saturation by Brockhampton IntroductionĪ little over a month ago Daft Punk announced their retirement from music.