The Juan Maclean

John McLean's aptly-titled debut as the Juan Maclean finds him combining his love of all things robotic with melancholy melodies written to express his sense of despair and alienation. The sound is happy/sad electro synth (Moog aficionados take note) while sonically approximating the feeling of coming down after a big night out and feeling blue.

Ignore the fact that hipsters will like this record: The debut from former Six Finger Satellite
leader John Maclean mixes Brooklyn indie disco, Kraftwerk pop and brightly colored
Aphex Twin squiggles into an au courant package both charming and danceable.