How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Chainsmokers?

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The New York Times

Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

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🗓️ 14 April 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In three years, the duo has had several hits while offending all sorts of people. What does its sound say about EDM?

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0:00.0	Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, your embittered young folks singer forced to turn to E.M. for work of music news and criticism.
0:07.0	I'm your host, John Garamonica.
0:09.0	We were staying in Paris to get away from your parents and I thought wow if I could take this in a shot right
0:16.2	now I don't think then we could work this out out on the terrace I don't know
0:21.8	if it's fair but I thought how could I let you fall by yourself
0:26.0	well I'm wasted with someone else if we go down then we go down together They'll say you could do anything. They'll say that I was clever
0:38.1	If we go down then we go down together. Do you guys travel much?
0:45.0	Because I've just been to Paris.
0:47.0	Ugh.
0:48.0	With the chain smokers.
0:50.0	That's boo.
0:52.0	That's right. That's right. Right.
0:54.0	That's right.
0:55.0	Get your virtual tourism on with this hot E.D.M.
0:59.0	Anyway, the Chain Smokers, which is a, has become something of a frequent topic on
1:04.0	Bobkast, despite my best efforts to make it not a frequent topic,
1:08.3	the Chain Smokers are back.
1:09.9	Hey guys, I have a great panel today
1:12.3	to talk about how the chain smokers are back.
1:14.7	Is everybody pumped?
1:16.5	They're by low pumped?
1:19.5	Smober?
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