We started the week sensible and it didn’t stay that way. Closing it out with three house records for the hour when the group chat says one more and everybody knows it’s a lie.
1. Dom Dolla, Daya - Dreamin
Dom Dolla again, because the man is having an entire summer to himself. Daya’s vocal is all longing, the groove underneath is all confidence, and the two of them together sound like texting someone you absolutely should not be texting at 1am. The bass has that Dom Dolla bounce that makes standing still physically impossible.
2. Chris Lake x Abel Balder - Ease My Mind
Chris Lake knows exactly which frequency makes a room move, and he parks on it for four straight minutes here. The vocal chop is hypnotic and the bassline does most of the talking, so give it a dark room and a proper system rather than your laptop speakers. On the phone it’s fine. On a rig it’s a different song entirely.
3. Confidence Man - I CAN’T LOSE YOU
Confidence Man are the most fun band in dance music and they are fully aware of it. This is 90s-rave euphoria delivered with a completely straight face, all stabbing pianos and open desperation. You will not stand still to it. The right way to end a week that began responsible and got exactly as loose as summer demands.
That’s the week. The window’s open till the end of August, so we’ll be back.