De Lux

nspired by the late-’70s and early-’80s era that birthed post-punk and post-disco — and seemingly a fair portion of the like-minded DFA label roster, from LCD Soundsystem to Holy Ghost! — De Lux is a duo consisting of Sean Guerin and Isaac Franco. Mixing vintage dance grooves with similarly time-tested synthesizer sounds, De Lux make dance music that feels organic while steeped in electronics, as the vocals and lyrics contribute an idiosyncratic warmth. Though the duo was still finding their voice on their debut, 2014’s Voyage, they strengthened their music as well as their lyrical stance on 2018’s More Disco Songs About Love, and they experimented with a more intuitive production style for 2022’s Do You Need a Release?, recorded live to tape with their road band helping out.