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Joseph Mount is one sought after man about London town. He's been remixing other artists (Goldfrapp, Franz Ferdinand, Gorillaz) and making them sound better for the better half of the century, but now is his time to shine.

We've seen the rise and fall of the basement dwelling audio geek throughout pockets of pop history. Thomas Dolby and Howard Jones in the 80's, and Moby in the 90's. It's now time once again to celebrate awkward clothes, nervous stares and dad's old computer.

Self described as electro-garage, Metronomy consists of Mount's cousin Oscar on keyboards and school friend Gabriel on bass and keyboards. Their latest single, "Heartbreaker," is the finest laid back white boy funk you will hear this year. It's a simple but effective song of love and loss, where Mount empathizes with a heartbroken friend. The opening bass line is a sloppy tease, but things quickly move into a steady early 80's Human League melody and a funk beat Rick James would be proud of. You can almost picture the Apollonia 6 practicing their crude and sexy dance moves while Morris Day barks orders at them.

Aside from putting out their second album on September 8 entitled Nights Out, Metronomy are also involved in Sony's Walkman Project. This interactive site brings together musical talent from around the world, allowing the user to mix and match other musicians' compositions into a free track their very own.