There's a beautiful irony in that the most futuristic looking band on my list happens to actually be the oldest band present. Daft Punk are a French electronic music duo formed in Paris in 1993 by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. They are iconicly known for their helmets and gloves they wear during public appearances. Much of the duo's work revolves heavily around the use of synthesizers and drum machines.

Daft Punk holds a plethora of achievements under their banner, including multiple Grammy Awards across multiple albums (although a large part of this success stems from Random Access Memories). However, without any further ado, let's run through this list of - in my opinion - their best songs throughout their discography.

Diehard (and gatekeeping) fans of Daft Punk often like to cite that if you like Random Access Memories more than Discovery then you're not a 'real' Daft Punk fan. A sentiment which truly is ridiculous. Which leads me into my nubmer one Daft Punk song (and also favourite song of all time): Instan Crush featuring Julian Casablancas of The Strokes. What an absolute visceral masterpiece. I could sing the praises of Instant Crush infinitely but I fear that would just come off as the ramblings of a fan. The synthesizer that Julian's voice is run through manages to keep his distinct Strokes drawl while adding a beautiful robotic coldness to his voice. And that backing rhythm - absolutely perfect. I still remember the first time I heard this song. It was near the end of my highschool years and I was driving a friend home from school. He asked me if he could put his music on and my allowance of it may have been one of the best decisions I ever made. The first track (and only one I remember from this memory) was of course Instant Crush. It was the first time a song had moved me to tears.

From here on out, the list doesn't have any particular order. Think of it as Instant Crush first and everything else is great afterwards - just not as great as the former. Let's talk a little more about Random Access Memories. The artistic brilliance of this album cannot be stressed enough. The album is so beautifully varied and yet somehow manages to tie itself together. Songs span genres of electronica dance to late 70's disco and many more. With that in mind I'd like to talk about Touch featuring Paul Williams. Touch upons with the classic futuristic robotic Daft Punk fans know and then it jumps into broadway style grand singing with lively backing instruments spanning from trumpets to pianos. Everytime I listen to Touch I can't help but think it's the melodic telling of an android coming into sentience but it's only missing that touch of something before it can really be like a human. The song is true rollercoaster of melody and tempo all while remaining a true pleasure to listen to. The changes in tempo mixed with synthesizer and raw singing culminate in yet another gem in the treasure chest of Random Access Memories.

From here on out, the list doesn't have any particular order. Think of it as Instant Crush first and everything else is great afterwards - just not as great as the former. Let's talk a little more about Random Access Memories. The artistic brilliance of this album cannot be stressed enough. The album is so beautifully varied and yet somehow manages to tie itself together. Songs span genres of electronica dance to late 70's disco and many more. With that in mind I'd like to talk about Touch featuring Paul Williams. Touch upons with the classic futuristic robotic Daft Punk fans know and then it jumps into broadway style grand singing with lively backing instruments spanning from trumpets to pianos. Everytime I listen to Touch I can't help but think it's the melodic telling of an android coming into sentience but it's only missing that touch of something before it can really be like a human. The song is true rollercoaster of melody and tempo all while remaining a true pleasure to listen to. The changes in tempo mixed with synthesizer and raw singing culminate in yet another gem in the treasure chest of Random Access Memories.

Let's take a break from Random Access Memories, as much as I love that album there is another album of great interest in the duo's discography. If you're a Daft Punk fan (and it's quite hard not to be) I'm sure you can guess that I'm talking about Discovery. Discovery was released just shy of two entire decades ago and yet the music still resonates with people today. One of the tracks I want to touch on is Digital Love. It's a beautiful poppy song base hook that just keeps giving. Digital Love features the classic synthesized sounds of Daft Punk with catchy lyrics and will always remain a lively timeless piece.

Now Digital Love isn't the only banger on Discovery. Really it's chock full of them, but the other track I want you to take note of is Something About Us. Something About Us starts off smooth and almost blues/jazzy with maybe a hint of bossa nova. It's a smooth mellow song that tugs at your heart - a piece that's rather out of place in the dance/funk heavy album. Of course, the song itself still maintains it's classic Daft Punk funk vibe but the markedly slower tempo really makes it shine.

Now before I talk about the final song in my list I can't stress enough how good many of the songs by Daft Punk not on this list are. Honourable mentions include One More Time, Veridis Quo, Voyager and pretty much any song in Random Access Memories I didn't mention. We finally round out the list with yet another song from Random Access Memories. It's of course Get Lucky (although I was seriously debating putting in Giorgio by Moroder or Contact in here instead). We've all heard at this point and honestly, maybe you're a little sick of it. But when that song gets going again, it's literally impossible to feel a tingle of happiness in you somewhere.