Despite having high maintenance blonde hair, I've actually always preferred going to barbershops over luxury hair salons. I consider the experience to an artistic and cultural retreat. It's like a showcase for local or up-and-coming artists, from the street art on the walls to the records on deck, and the custom creations being buzzed into the side of people's heads. I used to have this barber, a 7 ft. tall thug with dreads all the way down his back, who would give me a Street Cred 101 about how to walk the walk, talk the talk, and the importance of staying away from boys (or else he would hold the sheers up to my neck and threaten to tell my dad). Needless to say, I'd bust out of that place feeling rejuvenated on the inside and fly as hell on the outside. Barbershops were just the place to be even if you weren't getting your hair did. We've all seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about.
Duck Sauce duo A-Trak and Armand van Helden know what I'm talking about too in the video for their latest track, It's You. Known for producing jams with a retro twist, Duck Sauce really plays up the barbershop quartet in this one, a theme I don't think we've seen yet in electronic music. The release of It's You is just one step closer to an actual Duck Sauce album, an album A-Trak calls a "comedy album." And it wouldn't be a Duck Sauce video if you weren't feeling a little confused or disturbed by the end of it. By the second or third play though, you'll be scheduling your next buzz cut and searching for disco balls on the eBay, I can tell you that much. While I could never be as cool or awesome as A-Trak or AVH, I think I could impress my friends with this song. Impress yours, too.