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| Released | February 16, 2024 | |||
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| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 50:47 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
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Adult Contemporary is the sixth studio album by Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo. It was released on February 16, 2024, via BMG.
Thematically, the album centres around mature relationships and "staying funky in your 30s and 40s". [2] According to Macklovitch, the title is a "play around that double entendre of maturity, but also sexiness." [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Arts Desk |   [5] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [6] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10 [7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10 [8] |
| Resident Advisor | Mixed [9] |
Adult Contemporary received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Writing for The Line of Best Fit , David Cobbald praised the album as "a whole lot of fun" and a "return to form" for the band. [7] In a less favorable Pitchfork review, the album was described as "grown and sexy", and "a well-made 2010s pastiche of disco-funk". [8] The Arts Desk opined that the album "has its moments, but never breaks a sweat". [5] In a mostly favorable review, Flood magazine noted "a sound far less overproduced than their recent material", but criticized misogyny in several songs as "moldy and dated". [10]
All tracks are written by Dave Macklovitch and Patrick Gemayel; "Replacements" written with Elly Jackson.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "(I Don't Need A) New Girl" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Got It Good" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Lost and Found" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "BTS" | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Replacements" (featuring La Roux) | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Lonesome Nights" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Personal Effects" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "She Knows It (Personal Effects Pt. 2)" | 2:19 |
| 9. | "Ballad of the Insomniacs" | 4:12 |
| 10. | "CODA" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Words with You" | 3:56 |
| 12. | "A Cut Above" | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Friendsnlovers" | 2:35 |
| 14. | "Two of Us (Friendsnlovers Pt. 2)" | 2:06 |
| Total length: | 50:47 | |
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| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Sales (OCC) [11] | 35 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] | 13 |
| US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [13] | 35 |
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [14] | 21 |
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