On Monday, Daft Punk released a seven-minute video announcing the duo of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter were calling it a day after 28 years.
Daft Punk have and will continue to occupy an odd place in music history: they are one of the most influential artists of all time but at the same time have never had a #1 single in the US (“Get Lucky” came close at #2). Yet they are iconic all the same, perhaps somewhat due to their helmeted personas but still mostly due to their prolific track record of making groundbreaking music time and time again.