Witty Canadian mischief makers Chromeo have been doing their electro funk thing for 20 years; their debut album She’s in Control was released way back in 2004.

Back then, their songs seemed somewhat anachronistic; at once paying homage to the soulful, sexy, synth-and-string laced funk of the 70s and 80s, but with a charm, wit and tongue-in-cheek attitude that made them feel modern.

Two decades on, their songs are still influenced by those sensual sounds of decades past, but they’ve stopped feeling like a band with one foot in the 80s.

Instead, they feel undeniably like Chromeo.

There’s no one quite like them and, though you’d be hard pushed to identify which of their songs came from which album or decade for the most part, given that they plough the same fertile ground for much of their output, it just means you know pretty much where you are when it comes to Chromeo.

That’s not a negative, at all; there’s always been something incredibly irresistible about Chromeo’s knack for finding catchy, melodic hooks and choruses that bury themselves deep in your brain, and they have never lost that self aware charm either.

A number of singles were released ahead of the album itself, so we’ve had plenty of time to get acquainted with opener (I Don’t Need A) New Girl; unsurprisingly, it’s one hell of an addictive earworm.

Lost and Found, with its bromance-based video, is another great track, as is the brilliant, wry Personal Effects.

The latter even has a part 2 on here, which goes to show how much of Adult Contemporary feels like Chromeo either working their way through heartbreak or settling down, rather than making fun of guys on the prowl.

They save one of their best lines for guest collaborator La Roux on the song Replacements, with Dave and Elly Jackson pining for each other years after a split, and Jackson opining:

“Tried so hard to get you out of my head
Oh, I wish you had a sister instead”

It’s not hard to imagine the song originally intended to be sung by Dave alone, but the addition of La Roux gives it an immediate, intriguing bisexual twist.

The pristine production, coating every song in a crystalline sheen, is like honey for the ears. Chromeo have always done their very particular thing very well indeed, but they’ve never felt quite this slick, or, appropriately, this grown up.

Adult Contemporary may even convert you if you’re not yet on board with their brand of sexy, silly funk.

Everyone needs more Chromeo in their life, and here they are with exactly that.