Calvin Harris ‎– I Created Disco

You can't blame Calvin Harris for wanting to have a good time, and with I CREATED DISCO, he has his disco and eats it too. It's silly fun -- the funk bass and simple breaks of "Merrymaking At My Place" exemplify this or the slow groove of "Neon Rocks" -- but that's not to say that it's not catchy. And for the boast of creating disco, I'd say 80s electro would be more appropriate. "The Girls," an ode to the fairer sex, is doused in electro like it's cheap cologne, while "Acceptable in the 80s" is an ode to a whole decade. You could argue that the tracks are pretty much the same -- and they are -- but this is a drawback. But a fun drawback! Harris' disaffected lyrics seem pitch-perfect to echo the 80s ennui, even as the kick drum goes into a dancefloor frenzy on "Disco Heat." When Harris slows it down for "Love Souvenir," you have to admire the romance and the sleazy existing on the same plane. And the final track, "Electro Man," is just a blast of fun. Hey, why not?