The first thing that needs to be said about Quarantine Casanova is it’s fun! Five short 1980s funk-flavored jams all based on the relationships that endure in the seemingly endless epidemic.

Over the past 18 years and five albums, Chromeo have been honing their nostalgic and strikingly accurate style. Their influences are clear, Zapp, Cameo, Rick James, and many more. You can hear Chromeo masterful musicality in the accompanying instrumental versions at the tail end of the album. P Thugg’s vocoder and talk-box work on “Clorox Wipe” would feel at home in a track by the Bar-Kays, the lush string arrangements of “Roni Got Me Stressed Out” could easily be mistaken for disco-era Chic. The plethora of synths across the release give the EP such a strong authenticity and character that is only enhanced further by the luxurious and exorbitant production.

So what’s wrong with Chromeo? Why aren’t they more popular? Chromeo’s past releases have been panned and described as over-long with empty or even sometimes facile lyricism. This is not the case with Quarantine Casanova. I could see the gimmick wearing off of the EP continued any longer, but part of the skill necessary in crafting something like Quarantine Casanova is to know when to stop. Some of the tracks do overrun a little with indulgent outros. But that’s easily overlooked due to the quality of the EP’s music and lyricism.