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Daft Punk Loves Their Critics

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It’s a little surprising to hear that one of electronic-pop duo Daft Punk’s most significant influences is The Beach Boys. The pair loved them so much that they began their career under the name Darlin’, which was a Beach Boys single in 1967.

They began releasing their groundbreaking music in the early 1990s, and not everyone liked it. One review in magazine Melody Maker trashed the duo and dubbed their music to be “daft punky thrash.” They thought the commentary was hilarious and chose to run with it and win a bunch of Grammys. Let the haters hate.