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Keys N Krates release "What Girls Do"

Keys N Krates release "What Girls Do"

Keys N Krates are back with a new single "What Girls Do", an up-tempo afro jam that builds on the Toronto trio's well-acclaimed house repertoire. This follows “Get Up”, released at the end of 2022 marking a new album cycle for the group. 

In conjunction, Keys N Krates have also launched an exclusive Spotify DJ Mix, which you can save/stream here.

"What Girls Do" and “Get Up” follows their A2iM Libera BEST DANCE RECORD nominated album Original Classic, which was also named one of Billboard's Best Dance Records of 2021.

The album featured contributions from Juicy J, Chip, Bibi Bourelly, Lido Pimienta and Haviah Mighty.

The trio have since taken Original Classic on the road with a series of North American dates throughout 2022, along with releasing a DELUXE version with remixes courtesy of Soul Clap, Justin Martin, TEK.LUN, Byron The Aquarius, and so on.

Since forming a decade ago in their native Toronto, Keys N Krates have carved their own path via a bass-centric, sample-driven sound, melding the realms of electronic, hip-hop and beyond. The group — composed of drummer Adam Tune, keyboardist David Matisse and turntablist Jr. Flo — has built a venerable reputation as one of the leading live electronic acts today on the strength of their onstage instrumentation and energetic sets.

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Keys N Krates release "Get Up"

Keys N Krates release "Get Up"

“Get Up” follows their A2iM Libera BEST DANCE RECORD nominated album Original Classic, which was also named one of Billboard's Best Dance Records of 2021.

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Keys N Krates drop Original Classic video

Keys N Krates drop Original Classic video
Following the release of their album Original Classic in November, Toronto trio Keys N Krates shares a new Bird Peterson-animated video for the Juicy J, Chip and Marbl-featuring "Original Classic."
The thirteen-track project was named one of the Top 20 Electronic Albums of 2021 by Thissongissick and one of the Best Dance Albums of 2021 by Billboard who described the project saying, "The Canadian trio’s sophomore LP is a good time from start to finish, blending influences to please your pop-obsessed friend, your house head homie, your hip-hop dance crew and everyone in between."
Speaking about the new video, Keys N Krates shares:
"We knew that we wanted to bring out the fun aspect of this song and accentuate how everyone involved is a character in their own right. We linked up with Bird Peterson, who's an incredible animator. On the first call with Bird we thought the process was going to be really collaborative and that we were going to have all these great ideas to feed him to do his thing with. Instead, he basically said, "this is the treatment" and proceeded to describe this whole 60's style cereal commercial world he had created in his head that involved Juicy J leading children (us) into mischief. After dying of laughter, we all just said "ya go do that," and this is what came out. We're very happy to have found Bird and his insane talents."

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