Chromeo, the men behind the ever-popular “Needy Girl,” is making electro funk cool again. David Macklovitch and Patrick Gemayel, aka Dave 1 and P-Thugg, released their fourth studio album “White Women” on Monday, May 12. “White Women” is fueled with ultra catchy beats and hard synths laced with lyrics of frustration. The album begins with their fourth single “Jealous (I Ain’t With It)” and ends with “Fall Back 2u.” Thrown in the mix are songs featuring Toro y Moi, Solange, and even Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend—the latter two offering slower tunes to balance out the rest of their club-ready 12-track album. The Montreal duo smarten up their sound with Dave 1’s smoother vocals and P-Thugg’s strong keyboard and synthesizer work. In “Come Alive,” the song begins with a spacey sound before settling into Dave 1’s fluid voice. Dave 1 and Toro y Moi’s voices blend well, complementing P-Thugg’s succinct keyboard chords and dreamy synth notes. Later, Dave 1 breaks into a groovy guitar solo of funky riffs. “Lost on the Way Home” starts with a pitter-patter of synth and serious piano chords with Solange’s angelic voice cooing in at the 40-second mark. “Who’s gonna have your turn when it’s down to the minute? / baby / who’s gonna have your time?” sings Solange. The song screams of the ‘80s with the raw bass twangs and reverberating synth. Solange and Dave 1 switch off during the verses, but Solange takes center stage in the bridge, singing over layers of her voice. Later, Dave 1 sings, “We had much of everything / the touch was everything / we touched on everything / but got lost on the way home.” This isn’t the first time Queen Bey’s sister has worked with Dave and P. She first joined them in 2011 for their song “When The Night Falls.” While working on her album “Saint Heron” in Long Island last summer, Solange wrote the lyrics for “Lost on the Way Home” right after listening to the instrumentals. “Dave and P are seriously some of the sweetest and most genuine, talented dudes I know… just good people,” said Solange. “When they played the instrumental for ‘Lost on the Way,’ I immediately knew that was the jam and I wrote the melodies and lyrics to my parts super fast and recorded it that night. It flowed really organically, and working with them always feels that way.” In the midst of high energy tracks, “Hard to Say No” is a melancholic melody. The track incorporates sunny keyboard chords and fuller vocals during the chorus. “I’m ashamed to say that I couldn’t help myself / this temptation is something else,” sings Dave 1. “Now I would always want you / as a lover as a friend / but some days a man needs space in his relationship / it’s not hard to comprehend.” According to Huffington Post, “Jealous (I Ain’t With It)” is the song of the summer. While that may be true, Chromeo’s slower tracks are the real gems of “White Women.” http://youtu.be/7BurNCK5Pc8 http://youtu.be/Z2HZVt3S6rk