Stromae: 'Alors On Danse'

Tradition dictates that every summer us Brits get acquainted with a nice bit of Eurodisco. The class of 2010 included Inna's hypnotic 'Hot', Edward Maya's lusty 'Stereo Love' and Swedish House Mafia's euphoric 'One' - but with the sunshine now a distant, Californian-candy-coated memory - sob! - their chart decline is as inevitable as it is necessary. Thus, Stromae's decision to release his continental club smash now seems a bit odd, doesn't it?

However, having notched up numerous listens on a lukewarm September afternoon, it actually starts to make perfect sense. Over a minimal-'n'-addictive electro-housey backing, the Belgian beatsmith muses over the stresses of work, money, love and family, before brushing them all aside in favour a good ol' boogie. The result is a surefire cure for the post-holiday blues - and even if your French isn't quite as good as ours (ahem), the hazy, sax-driven chorus still hits the G-Spot. They don't call him Stromae ("maestro") for nothing, y'know.