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Hayla & Nelly Furtado, \u201cFaded\u201d<\/h2>\n
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\n\tThe electronic-oriented Nelly Furtado<\/a> 2.0 era extends today with \u201cFaded,\u201d a collab with scene queen Hayla. Together the ladies take turns delivering slinky verses over a dark dance-pop production that folds in elements of progressive and creates a foundation for each artist to show off their considerable vocal abilities.<\/p>\n \n\tHayla says the song \u201cis about when you\u2019ve started to become infatuated with someone. The feelings take over as if under a love spell, but it\u2019s a spell you\u2019ve cast on yourself. They were the spark that lit the match. When the other person\u2019s gone you still feel the weight of their presence. It\u2019s infatuation and unrequited love.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHayla is one of my favorite singers,\u201d adds Furtado. \u201cI have literally covered her tracks live (or attempted to!) because I find her vocals and her songwriting so authentic, passionate, inspiring and otherworldly. When she invited me on this track I jumped at the opportunity because it has that classic Hayla aura.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFaded\u201d is out on Casablanca\/Republic Records. Listen to it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tA track that first appeared in the Skrillex universe as \u201cZeet Noise,\u201d via his April album F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! ,\u00a0gets released in slightly different form today as \u201c\u2018hit me where it hurts x.\u201d With this new one, the original skittering beat (which sounds like its being knocked around in a washing machine) remains, with Skrill and collaborator Dylan Brady (who\u2019ve played several recent shows together) weaving in a vocal from the always welcome Caroline Polachek and doubling the track\u2019s length to nearly four minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\t\u201chit me where it hurts x\u201d is out on OWSLA\/Atlantic. Listen to it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tFrench producer Kungs links with SoCal\u2019s finest Channel Tres on the chic and groovy Italo ass-shaker \u201cNasty.\u201d The track comes from Kungs\u2019 forthcoming Out Loud <\/em>LP (set for release in March) and is delivered in tandem with a stylish video<\/a>, which finds Tres in front of a green screen traversing a flurry of gorgeous landscapes from around what appears to be the American southwest.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI aimed for a sleek, club-ready track driven by an Italo bassline and a devilishly catchy riff; something sexy, stylish, and made to move \u2013 and with the album Out Loud<\/em>, I wanted to break free from radio conventions and explore a blend of disco and rock influences with total freedom,\u201d says Kungs.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile Tress gives context to the lyrics, saying that \u201cwhen I wrote \u2018Nasty,\u2019 it made me think of what we say in Compton when I\u2019m with the homies, when someone does something spectacular, we call it nasty. Or when a musician is playing and it\u2019s funky we call it nasty, or when somebody in basketball gets dunked on, we\u2019ll say that was nasty, it\u2019s really about popping your s\u2013t \u2014 letting some one know you\u2019re great.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cNasty\u201d is out on Island Def Jam. Listen to it here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tLP Giobbi has accomplished so much in the last few years that it might be easy to forget she was originally billed as the \u201cpiano house queen,<\/a>\u201d a title she once again claims with her latest: \u201cFigure It Out,\u201d made with London\u2019s House Gospel Choir, which has over the years worked with artists including Will Clarke, Rudimental, Syreeta and Floorplan. On \u201cFigure It Out,\u201d the Choir and Giobbi are a match made in house heaven, with the former\u2019s full-throated vocals adding urgency to the latter\u2019s punchy and soulful peaktime anthem.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFigure It Out\u201d is out on Giobbi\u2019s Yes Yes Yes label. Listen to it here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tThe esteemed DJ-Kicks series gets a welcome new installment from Chicago favorite and longtime Smartbar resident Eris Drew. The hefty 20-track effort includes tracks, remixes, and exclusives by Moby, Calisto, DJ Garth, Onionz, DJ Who, Kair, Hoof, and Toka Project, as well as from\u00a0Drew and her partner Octo Octa, with Drew calling the collection \u201cthe funky, emotional, ecstatic house-and-breaks backbone that defines my sound\u201d.<\/p>\n \n\tDrew\u2019s DJ-Kicks<\/em> is out on !K7. Listen to it here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tReleased on Nov. 27, 1995, Faithless\u2019 progressive classic \u201cInsomnia\u201d celebrates its almost 30-year anniversary with a fresh edit from fellow Brits Disclosure. <\/p>\n \n\tThe Lawrence brothers themselves give the best rundown of how the project happened, writing on Instagram<\/a> that it started at Glastonbury 2024 when \u201cwe made a live version of one of the greatest electronic music songs of all time, \u2018Insomnia\u2019 by the legendary band Faithless\u2026 Faithless were and are still one of our biggest inspirations in the dance music world, especially for putting on a live show with real instruments, incredible lighting and unforgettable vocals by the late Maxi Jazz, may he rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe brothers continue that the group\u2019s Sister Bliss \u201creached out to us and suggested we put out the version we made as a collaboration for all our fans to enjoy. We couldn\u2019t be more honored to be asked and never thought reworking this track would lead to such a special moment for us\u2026 Nothing will beat the original.. ever! But we had a blast making this for our show and we hope you enjoy listening to it.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDisclosure\u2019s edit of \u201cInsomnia\u201d is out on Sony Music Entertainment UK. Listen to it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tKindred souls Griz and Tape B each lend their talents and predilection for psychedelic low to a new collab, \u201cLight You Up,\u201d a stank-face headbanger of the highest order. Debuted during Tape B\u2019s headlining set at Red Rocks Amphitheatre last month and also played at Griz\u2019s Seven Stars festival that same weekend, the song features vocals from emerging artist Creg.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLight You Up\u201d is out on Griz LLC. Listen to it here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \tSkrillex, Dylan Brady & Caroline Polachek, \u2018hit me where it hurts x\u2019<\/h2>\n
Kungs & Channel Tres, \u201cNasty\u201d<\/h2>\n
LP Giobbi & House Gospel Choir, \u2018Figure It Out\u2019<\/h2>\n
Eris Drew, DJ-Kicks<\/em><\/h2>\n
Faithless, \u201cInsomnia\u201d (Disclosure Edit)<\/h2>\n
Griz & Tape B feat. Creg, \u2018Light You Up\u2019<\/h2>\n
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