"INSTANT CRUSH" DAFT PUNK (2013)

On Random Access Memories, Daft Punk collaborated with everyone from Pharrell to Panda Bear. My favorite is “Instant Crush” with Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas. Mind you, it didn’t have the same distinct Daft Punk electronic feel or the same distortion-soaked Strokes sound, but it balanced the two worlds rather well. Casablancas wrote the lyrics, sang them and played guitar—and behind it all were the steady, prodding Daft Punk electric jolts and hooks.

“The summer memory that just never dies. We worked too long and hard to give it no time.”