Chic Return After 23 Years With Deliciously Funky "I'll Be There"
Almost exactly 23 years after their last album dropped, Chic has returned to us in all their funky, soulful, disco-tastic goodness. Guitarist Nile Rodgers, who's become one of music's most in-demand producers and axe-men today, shared the outfit's new single "I'll Be There." The cut brings back all the classic elements of the outfit with a slight 2015 update.
"I'll Be There" is a collaboration with house act the Martinez Brothers. It's got an undeniable groove and mixes in blasting horns and Rodgers' signature licks alongside modern embellishments like warped synthesizers and DJ scratches.
The band also revealed the single's accompanying music video that pastes together classic footage of the band performing on Soul Train next to seductive shots of Victoria's Secret supermodel/Taylor Swift BFF Karlie Kloss getting her groove on listening to Chic records.
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