Chromeo - Momma's Boy

What this video is

Released in 2008 as part of the promotional campaign for Chromeo's breakout second album Fancy Footwork (2007, Turbo Recordings), 'Momma's Boy' arrived at the apex of the electrofunk/nu-disco revival driven by blog-house culture. The animated video format—unusual for the period's predominant live-action indie aesthetic—signalled Chromeo's alignment with French art and design culture, reinforced by their choice of a…

Why it matters

Represents a rare example of a fully hand-illustrated, auteur-animated music video within the nu-disco/electrofunk genre. The Stéphane Manel collaboration bridges French graphic arts and Anglo-Canadian indie electro, predating the broader mainstream adoption of illustration-based music videos. The…

The director

Born in Paris in 1971, Stéphane Manel is a French illustrator and visual artist who studied at the École Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He works across publishing, fashion, music, press, and…