SONG OF THE DAY: Norman Doray and NERVO ft Cookie – “Something to Believe In”

If there’s something missing from big rooms right now, it’s definitely big voices.? So when a track like “Something to Believe In” comes along with a powerful vocalist like Cookie (aka Cynthia Abrams, who sang the deep house classic “Best Part of Me”) singing gospel over retro-styled house keyboard, it’s definitely a good thing.? French producer/DJ Norman Doray and Aussie twin producer/DJs Nervo constructed this primetime, big room track as almost window dressing for the dramatic and anthemic vocal chorus.? How amazing would it be if this track were fleshed out as a full song with a verse – chorus – verse structure?? Yeah, I know I’m dreaming – but either way, “Something to Believe In” is a welcome hands-in-the-air sing-along addition to any club set.


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SONG OF THE DAY: NERVO – “You’re Gonna Love Again”

As producers and songwriters, Miriam and Olivia, the Australian twin sisters of Nervo, have been responsible for massive records for artists like David Guetta (“When Love Takes Over”), Kylie Minogue, Ke$ha, Nicole Scherzinger, and Britney Spears. Morphing into DJ/producers, the duo have been touring relentlessly and releasing club records- first with vocalist Ollie James (“Irresistible” and “This Kind of Love”) and, more recently, as singers themselves with “We’re All No One” (with Afrojack and Steve Aoki) and now “You’re Gonna Love Again.” Co-produced and co-written by Tim Bergling (aka Avicii), the atmospheric sound rises into big room progressive, becoming anthemic and uplifting but not going too far and hitting the cheesy extreme. Vocally, the duo sounds like a mixture of Tegan & Sara and Pat Benetar with a pretty timbre edged out with some roughness. The original version is gorgeous on its own, though we can’t wait to hear the forthcoming remixes by Mync, Marco V, and Pleasurekraft.


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