Remixes

After a banner year playing shows with LCD Soundsystem in the US and a string of wigged-out festivals through the UK and Europe, Mermaid Chunky close things out with a proper double A-side remix 12” for DJs who still believe in records. Up first, New York legend Justin Strauss and W. Andrew Raposo of Midnight Magic drag “céilí” indoors, trading barefoot fields for Big Apple sweatboxes, major chords ringing, everyone slightly feral. Flip it and there’s Peach’s version of “chaperone,” a burst of rhythm that turns the original’s messy euphoria into house music manna: cold machinery, warm hearts, no sleep.