The Blaze

Dance music often gets short shrift — sometimes rightfully so. Luckily, artists like The Blaze are here to remind us that dance music can be a work of art and a platform for debating the most pressing issues of our time. This French duo navigate the realm of ambient and French house with ease, invariably carving out space for spirituality and visions. Quite literally, in fact: A show by The Blaze is in equal parts an auditory and visual experience. Cousins Guillaume and Jonathan Alric have been collaborating for nearly a decade, garnering critical acclaim with their debut video, “Virile.” Their touching follow-up “Territory” landed them an award at Cannes. And as last year’s LP Jungle demonstrates, The Blaze have since become classics in their own category.