De Lux/Hanni El Khatib “Rebel Yell + Power Struggle” 2019. Innovative Leisure records, limited edition 7″ split single and according to Discogs/Bandcamp it was “commissioned by the US bourbon brand Rebel Yell for a free limited edition 2019 Record Store Day release.” De Lux, who I was up until now not at all familiar with, is a post-disco duo from L.A.  Hanni El Khatib (also from L.A. and a fantastic rock guitarist) I am definitely familiar with (we have had a few of his releases for a long time now and saw him perform probably about 10 years ago or so). “Rebel Yell” is a cover of the classic Billy Idol song from 1984, synthesized to the nth and whispery vocals, making it almost unrecognizable but still really fun. “Power Struggle” is glossily polished techno-disco, bleep-bloop’d with a hypnotically ass-shaking funk. It’s very fun and helpfully spells out S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E in the chorus.