JOHN LEGEND OFFICIALLY COLLABORATES WITH MSTRKRFT

Remixed neo-souler lends voice on new MSTRKRFT song

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MSTRKRFT ft. John Legend “Heartbreaker” (from Fist of God, 2009)

ho would have ever guessed that Grammy-winning, Classics IV-ripping off John Legend would have been featured on a MSTRKRFT track? Well, I suppose remixes make strange bedfellows. “Heartbreaker” is the culmination of one extraordinary symbiotic relationship that began with the Toronto duo’s 2008 remix of “Green Light,” which brought Legend to the dance floor and the embracing arms of the blogosphere. In turn, it only made sense that Legend made time to guest on this standout track for MSTRKRFT’s second LP Fist of God being released tomorrow.

Most tracks of this nature are comfortable enough to just let the guest vocalist coast on a repetitious lyric, but “Heartbreaker” allows Legend to do his thing — espousing a couple verses and a cathy-as-all-hell chorus over a punchy piano rhythm and thumping beat. This speaks volumes of MSTRKRFT’s discipline to sit back and let Legend turn “Heartbreaker” into a delicious electro-R&B jam. Now, if only they could have gotten “Green Light“‘s featured guest, André 3000, on this…

4:55pm Indie Electronic, Dance, R-and-B, Collaboration, U.S.
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