The Chainsmokers - Memories...do Not Open -2017... |best| -

But you cannot deny its impact. This album proved that EDM could sustain a full-length pop record. It paved the way for artists like Illenium, Marshmello, and even Post Malone's genre-fluid approach. The "sad boy with a laptop" aesthetic? The Chainsmokers perfected it here.

And then the beat drops. This track was the first sign of the album's impending critical whiplash. A frantic, almost punky synth line drives a song about a couple who fights, breaks up, and reconciles nightly. Critics panned the "shouting" nature of the chorus, but live, it was a mosh-pit starter. Lyric highlight: "You're a thief, you're a drug / Wish I'd never even looked at you." The Chainsmokers - Memories...Do Not Open -2017...