Album of the Day

For their third album, Daft Punk chose to break with the two-year long gestation of DISCOVERY - HUMAN AFTER ALL was recorded in six weeks with a minimalist approach that emphasized improvisation. It was a thematic left turn as well; drawing inspiration from George Orwell, the 2005 collection was not a party record. The duo’s Thomas Bangalter described it as a terrifying look at technology while acknowledging that “there can be some beauty and emoting from it.” The occasionally paranoid atmosphere didn’t stop listeners from connecting with such propulsive singles as “Robot Rock,” “Technologic” and the title track, and the set soared to the top of Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Daft Punk disbanded on this day in 2021, and we’ll salute them with another spin of the underrated HUMAN AFTER ALL.