Knock Knock. Who's There? The Knocks.

I’ve listened to The Knocks in heavy rotation before, but mostly in the context of their absolutely baller remixes of some major tunes (Ellie Goulding, Britney Spears, Jackson 5). Recently, though, they dropped an original track, and I have to say this much – it’s dope.

The nice thing about The Knocks’ original is that I don’t feel duped. I don’t feel like they set me up with one style of remix only to pull a switcheroo and release a single in a completely different style. This tune, “Blackout” takes the essence of what makes their remixes so good – pulsing beats, piano driven riffs, echoing vocals – and applies it to their own song. It hits, it pops, it works.

This track is not a classic. It’s not a song for the ages. It’s not even, maybe, a song that will keep spinning for more than a few weeks. But it’s the type of pop nugget that is perfect for a late spring night when you want an upbeat tune that doesn’t rip a song you already know. Enjoy it, and wash it down with some old Knocks rehashings.

The Knocks – Blackout (YSI) (filesavr)

Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets (The Knocks Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

The Jackson 5 – The Love You Save (The Knocks Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)