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Watch The World Premiere Of The Music Video For Eddie Chacon's "Pleasure, Joy, And Happiness" Shot On An Alpaca Farm In New Zealand

Eddie Chacon experienced proper, peak-nineties acclaim in the soul duo Charles and Eddie: they scored a global No. 1 in 1992 with “Would I Lie To You,” appeared three times on Top of the Pops. After a hiatus, Chacon returns with “Pleasure, Joy and Happiness,” which is available on the boutique Los Angeles-based label Day End Records. This is a thoughtfully considered album of quiet, confident R&B: it doesn’t jump out at you, but rather gets in you. Produced by John Carroll Kirby, the like-minded artist and collaborator with Frank Ocean and Solange Knowles, it features restrained percussion from Kanye West’s Sunday Service drummer Lamar Carter. Celestial soul as a break from chaos, these are quietly challenging songs as timeless as they are contemporary. Music produced with footage from the Shamarra Alpaca Farm in New Zealand, by Chacon and Sissy Sainte-Marie. Editing by Brandon Bloom. Preorder the LP here.