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" When it was announced earlier this year that Daft Punk would be working with Julian Casablancas, a niche of Strokes-freaks basically lost it: What would the world&amp;#039;s coolest band sound like with the world&amp;#039;s coolest frontman?  As it turns out, it would sound not unlike The Cars. &amp;quot;Instant Crush&amp;quot; is the kind of high-class earworm that should come with a warning sign saying &amp;quot;TOO FUNKY&amp;quot; and a pair of all-white sneakers exclusively for dancing. The video just &amp;quot;dropped&amp;quot; (which is what videos do) and features a scruffy Casablancas singing among wax figures who only really want to get it on when the lights go down. Don&amp;#039;t we all, though? You may be surprised to learn that the wax Julian figure was created by Tony Gardner, the same guy who did the special effects make-up for Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Thriller&amp;quot; video. It was directed by Warren Fu, who&amp;#039;s made videos for Daft Punk and Julian Casablancas before, so it&amp;#039;s a pretty natural fit.  In any case, enjoy. White people aren&amp;#039;t going to get this funky again until at least 2016.      Follow The Culture Blog on RSS and on Twitter at @ESQCulture. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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