Chester French accomplishes more in the dorm basement than you ever did sophomore year, lazy slacker

So the story goes that a pair of Harvard boys get bored and decide to record an album in their dorm basement. A lot of things happened in my various dorm basements but nothing that sounded this good; I think it was too dark with those half-lit humming fluorescent lights, the broken foosball tables, and slightly dodgy-looking couches that you knew had some sketch tales to tell.

So what did Chester French conjure up there instead? Think robust strings over crisp and sexy beats, some chiming mid '60s guitar . . . and they get all Zombies here at the beginning of this track. What's your name / who's your daddy?

She Loves Everybody - Chester French

and - you know hear it:
Time of the Season (alternate mix) - The Zombies

Go traipse on over to their MySpace now and listen to "People" . . . then try and tell me that doesn't make your day significantly better. So pleasing that I've already used it on a mix. Chester French's debut album Love the Future is forthcoming in 2008 on Pharrell Williams' Star Trak label.

Chester French is performing at Red Rocks on Sunday, September 14th at the Monolith Festival.