SONG OF THE DAY: Hardwell and Dyro ft Bright Lights – “Never Say Goodbye”

When three hardworking EDM people end up in the studio, magic is bound to happen.? Dutch producers Hardwell and Dyro have been pumping out massive club tracks and remixes (“Three Triangles,” “Apollo,” “How We Do,” “Sky High,” “Leprechauns and Unicorns”), while Bright Lights (aka Heather Bright) has made the move from writer to artist collaborating with everyone from Porter Robinson and Zedd to Benny Benassi and 3Lau. “Never Say Goodbye” is an energetic peak hour electro track which walks that fine line between going too agressive/glitchy or too pretty/down.? While there is a dropout for the vocals, the beat loops and kick track keep the energy, so there is no fear of losing a dance floor. It’s also a song that grows with each listen, so while it might not grab you the first time, each time it comes up in a mixed set you will probably love it more and more.? The remixes wisely keep the vocals firmly as the focus while going all over the place with Skeletron being oddly subdued yet energetic,? AathiTroniic going progressive, and Visionaire going retroDirtyDutch, a la Afrojack from 3 years ago.

Images courtesy of Cloud9/Kontor/Revealed.??

Check out our interview with Hardwell here.

Check our our interview with Dyro here.

SONG OF THE DAY: I Am A Camera – “The Legendary Children”

Pop music is cool again. We first heard about the British/Irish duo I Am A Camera when their lo-fi emotion-filled cover of “Rent” by the Pet Shop Boys surfaced online. Digging around, we found more of their tracks (the synth poppy “Factory Boys”) and their sick remix of Lana del Rey’s “Born to Die.” For their big debut pop single, they’ve embraced their inner art pop geek and come up with “The Legendary Children,” a downbeat electropop song with an 80s feel and a modern groove. Equal parts Alphaville and Alphabeat are in the mix. The lyrics are haunting, especially the children’s chorus which has an eerie “The Wall” feel that fits on many levels. Fans of La Roux should definitely be following this duo while the DJs anxiously await the forthcoming remixes by Jodie Harsh, HiFi Sean, and Mark Moore (of S-Express.)

Images courtesy of Tim & Danny/Capitol.