The Paris-born electronic music duo Daft Punk responsible for some of the most popular dance and electronic songs ever made, have announced their retirement. They broke the news with an 8-minute video titled âEpilogue,â excerpted from their 2006 film Electroma.
Their debut album, 1997âs Homework, was a dance music landmark, featuring classic singles âAround the Worldâ and âDa Funk.â By the release of its follow-up, Discovery, in 2001, the duo began making public appearances in the robot outfits that became their trademark. The singles âOne More Timeâ and âHarder, Better, Faster, Strongerâ cemented them as global superstars.
They licensed âHarder, Better, Faster, Strongerâ to rapper Kanye West for his 2007 single âStronger,â which became one of Ye's biggest songs. Daft Punkâs last album was 2013âs Random Access Memories, which featured the hit track âGet Luckyâ and won a Grammy for Best Album in 2014. Since then, the group have worked with the Weeknd on two songs on his Starboy album, in addition to âI Feel It Comingâ. [Pitchfork]
See their farewell video below.