My thoughts on recently-released electronic dance music. Songs/albums marked with an asterisk (*) are recommended.
Maybe one day, if I find time to figure out how to use a good API for song metadata, I'll throw this stuff into a dataset and see what can be done with it.
- Bougenvilla - Nyma
Trademark future house sound at drop, not much excitement elsewhere though
- Calvin Harris, Normani, Tinashe, Offset - New To You
Strings front and centre, chill pop tune
- DVBBS, MKLA - Love till it's over
DVBBS again change styles, moving to a driving techno track but keeping nice vocals from MKLA
- Illenium ft. Teddy Swims - All that really matters
Anotheer clean melodic trap release from Illenium
- John Summit & GUZ - What A Life
Nice synth chord progression, vocal fit confusing
- Mike Williams - Pretty Little Words (Robbie Mendez Remix)
Amped up festival-appropriate remix, hoping for more originality
- NØ SIGNE - Ping Pong (Tell me)
Interesting future rave track but synths get pretty annoying
- Oliver Heldens, Piero Pirupa - We Don’t Need *
Future house take keeping a lot of elements from Pink Floyd's classic but introducing typical OH bass line
- Sander van Doorn, Laura van Dam - My Mind *
Driving techno for the most part, some future rave influence near the end
- Cat Dealers & Lukas Vane feat. Elise Legrow - Hey Hey (Heard You Say) *
Brazilian bass with familiar vocals, good climax at drop
- Cristoph feat. Ross Quinn - Turning Away *
Nice deep and melodic progressive house, good use of vocals to create a mysterious atmosphere and fantastic buildup in second half of song
- Diplo - Let You Go (Sebastian Ingrosso & Desembra Remix)
Melodic house, nothing too special
- DJ Kuba & Neitan - I want you (Wh0's Festival Remix)
Not much originality, large buildup to upbeat house drop
- Don Diablo, PNB Rock & Boaz - No Piensa
Not a fan of this style of vocals, unusual sound from Don Diablo more reminiscent of Tiesto's recent releases
- Fedde Le Grand - Shake That Ass *
House with repetitive vocal sample, groovy synths at drop add some flavour
- Laidback Luke - Conme Loco *
Malaa-inspired bass house with slightly deeper sounds, good variation in second half of drop
- Martin Ikin - Future
Tech house with some synths that remind of James Hype's "Say Yeah"
- MEDUZA, James Carter - Bad Memories (feat. Elley Duhé, FAST BOY)
Pop vocals with Medusa's deep house twist, drop beat could be more danceable
- Norsheep - Be the One *
Future house with grimey bass under bouncier melody
- Sevek - Bang Bang
Bass house drop from Move Your Body thrown onto Baby Shot Me Down vocals, overall uncohesive
- SMACK feat. Lovespeake - Make Me Feel
Nice future rave, formulaic but well-produced, interesting change in energy midway through drop
- Tempo Giusto - Spartan
Uptempo hard trance with sound influenced by Jewelz & Sparks
- Tungevaag - Love me anyway
Radio-friendly dance pop with some tropical house influence
- Rebuke - Dystopia
Driving techno, some weird shifts in vibe
- Armin van Buuren feat. Maia Wright – One More Time
Festival progressive dance pop track, radio-friendly
- Calvin Harris - Stay with Me (feat. Pharell, Justin Timberlake & Halsey)
French house tune, variety of vocalists makes the song lack an identity
- Dom Dolla - Miracle Maker *
Synth riff makes this a catchy tech house tune, vocals add to "epic" energy
- Kygo - Freeze (John summit remix)
Very different take on the original, tech house with dark vibe and repeated vocal chop, second drop great release of tension
- Aspyer - Baby *
Quick buildup to bass house drop with faint inspiration from violin effects in "Melody" and colour house
- Dillon Francis & Illenium (feat. EVAN GIIA) - Don't Let Me Let Go
Pop-melodic trap fusion, nice drop but not show-stopping
- Fox Stevenson - Enemy Brain
Fast-paced indie rock vocals, drum-n-bass drop with unconventional elements
- Goodboys - Jack Flip *
Malaa-influenced bass house with future house bassy drop
- Kygo & Dean Lewis - Lost Without You
Atmospheric and nostalgic pop verses with slightly subdued and melodic drop
- Loud Luxury – These Nights (feat. KIDDO)
Nice buildup with lower-energy verse, decent bassy drop but nothing to write home about
- Mike Williams - I said too much
Classic Mike Williams track with big future bounce drop that doesn't quite blend with the rest of the song that well
- Morgan Page – Somebody
Distorted vocals over clap beat, interesting sounds at drop but song doesn't fit as one piece so well with sudden tempo changes
- Wh0 - Show Me Your Love
Piano house with deeper synth melody driving rhythm in the absence of vocal samples
- Ummet Ozcan, Will Sparks – Apex *
Mysterious with full and layered sounds, Ummet Ozcan's synths complement the driving techno bass
- Aspyer - Pegasus
Bass house drop with minor use of violin melodies
- Brooks, Isabel Usher - Someday
Darker bass house vibe than Brooks' usual sound, resembles many recent STMPD releases
- Klingande - By Law
Uplifting and upbeat drop with a melodic/tropical riff
- Kygo, Dean Lewis - Never Really Loved Me
Classic radio-friendly Kygo dance pop with tropical drop
- Lucas & Steve x RetroVision - Summer Love (feat. Erich Lennig)
Blend of styles leaning towards Lucas & Steve, short and simple verse
- Mark Knight - All I Need
Tech house with interesting synth progression filling void from no vocals
- Nicky Romero, NIIKO x SWAE - Easy
Summer dance pop with fitting vocals meets piano house
- Oomloud - Music for your Mind *
Surprising but effective bigroom driving techno release
- Reinier Zonneveld, HI-LO - Flying Octopus *
Another golden driving techno collaboration, less melodic and more ornamental
- The Chainsmokers, Bob Moses - Why Can’t You Wait
Weird intro to slow pop and few distinguishing features
- Zeds Dead - i took a ride *
Dark deep house with slow bassy riff and good effects, gradual pickup of energy
- Alesso & Deniz Koyu - In My Feelings
Sudden intro, more traditional Alesso sound, more of a club vibe than festival-leaning nor radio-friendly
- ARTY - Where have you been
Festival progressive with similar melody to Benny Benassi's "Beautiful People"
- Deadmau5, Kaskade - Escape (Subtronics Remix)
Original greatly sped up, before slowed down and (only?) slightly jarring dubstep drop
- Diplo, bbno$ - Pogo
Tech house with poppy intro, good energy
- Fancy Inc, Dubdogz - Be with you
Uptempo Brazilian bass with Fancy Inc signature guitar riff
- Janee, Ruby - Hopeless
Trap beat switches to a Janee colour house drop
- Jauz, Habstrakt - Like before
Slightly dissonant Jauz synths over Habstrakt tech house beat
- Matroda - Be My Love
Traditional Matroda sound, good energy
- Matroda & David Herrlich - Feel Alive *
Tech house with deeper synths, great buildup of energy at drop, nice effects with vocals
- Plastik Funk & Rudeejay Feat. Crooked Bangs - Sideways *
Energetic and interesting drop between bass and colour house, childish-sounding vocals one detractor
- Siks, Henri PFR - Falling for you
Radio-friendly guitar chords and vocals leads to dance pop drop with some Zonderling-inspired synths
- Solardo x Vintage Culture x LOWES - Adidas & Pearls
Good momentum, dirupted by interesting break in middle, before somewhat anticlimactic drop
- Alok, Ella Eyre & Kenny Dope ft. Never Dull - Deep Down *
New vocals and several familiar samples blended together into accessible dance pop song
- Bob Sinclar & Stadiumx - I'm Still In Love
House with some piano house elements, nice medium energy
- deadmau5 - XYZ *
Instant deadmau5 classic, huge melodic intro, simple repetition of interval with thoughtful bassy progression
- Duke & Jones - Lucid (Öwnboss Remix)
Pop vocal turned into upbeat club track with interesting effect rhythms, a few sudden transitions in second half
- DVBBS & Kideko & HAJ - Ride Or Die
Deep slap house drop with eerie melody in second half of drop
- IMANU - Temper Ft. Lia *
Good vocals over colour house sound with echoes of Flume, good energy throughout
- Mesto, Vluarr - Where do we go
Eerie intro into uniquely Vluarr bass house drop interrupted by some Mesto synths, good blend of styles but not quite enough novelty
- Noizu - Moon Groove *
Tech house that leans towards driving techno, vocals play important role and bridge well between instrumental sections
- Sick Individuals - Pull me through
Traditional festival progressive house, not much novelty
- Storgards - Miss You (Jody Wisternoff Remix)
Nice deep house with no dominant melody, very close to original
- Valy Mo - Free your Mind
GOod intro gets pumping, unnecessary spoken word vocals before Malaa-inspired bass house drop
- Vicetone - Barcelona Nights
Latin inspiration to beat with nice instrumentation, reminiscent of KSHMR's recent works, but drop a bit out-of-place
- Chico Rose - Scars
Closer to slap house than deep house, familiar vocals
- Deorro, Ally Brooke - La Cita
Progressive house with pop vocals, no real buildup or release of energy
- Kryder - Breathe deep *
Melodic house with good energy from slowed-down trance synths
- Liu, Sevek - Close To Me
Lyrics a bit simple and out-of-tune with bass house drop in style of "Move Your Body" but not as energetic
- Lucas & Steve x DubVision - Feel My Love (feat. Joe Taylor)
Good use of lyrics, nice merger between styles of both artists, though the drop is a little boring
- MALAA - How it is *
Short intro, tech house with tribal percussion influence, upbeat energy but gets slightly repetitive
- Mr. Belt & Wezol, BENDAH & LIMITED LIFE - I Feel Love *
Samples Donna Summer's hit over energetic house beat, nice novelty near middle of track
- Oliver Heldens, Tchami, Anabel Englund - Low
Typical Oliver Heldens bass riff, nice track but was expecting more from this colab
- Redondo - No Love, No Life
Decent house song with groovy old school vibe, somewhat formulaic
- Sonny Fodera - Better *
Good progression with nice effects with vocals towards piano house drop
- Tiësto - Lethal Industry (Maddix Remix) *
Classic synths used surprisingly sparingly over driving techno, not too aggrressive, would fit in a lot of festival sets, solid all-around
- Armin van Buuren feat. Wrabel - Feel Again *
Emotional vocals, trance but slowed down and melancholic
- Avicii - My Feelings for you (Don Diablo Remix) *
Energetic remix in Don Diablo's classic future bounce style, second drop somewhat anticlimactic
- Dastic - Wish we never met
Progressive house with future bounce influence, devent vocals but not that memorable
- Keanu Silva - Lovin' you
Vocals and melody from Minii Riperton's song of the same name with confusing festival-ish sound
- Lost Frequencies, James Arthur - Questions *
Lost Frequencies sticks to successful style, good use of vocals as well
- Mike Williams & Magnificence - Here for you
Big future rave drop fit for mainstage
- Moksi, Chocolate Puma - We are in this MF
Somewhere between tech house and driving techno with Puma's traditional playful synths, unnecessarily aggressive use of lyrics IMO
- SIDEPIECE, Lee Foss - 1, 2 Step *
Tech house with good energy throughout, ornamentation keeps things interesting, transitions a little awkward
- Yves V - She movin'
Big buildup of tension into future rave drop with some deeper synths underneath adding some depth and club vibe
- Armin van Buuren - Feel again *
Reminiscent of Hollow Mask Illusion sound, nice string accompaniment and progressive house vibes
- Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion
Downtempo French house with radio-friendly vocals though chorus slightly unmemorable
- CID - OOOOH
Do It To It style vocals with pumping tech house drop
- Curbi - Flying *
Curbi shifts to a subdued melodic Kaskade-inspired sound before a more familiar bass house drop
- Hardwell - GODD
More future rave with spoken word vocals from Hardwell, production quality good but I'm struggling to keep track of all these releases
- Julian Jordan & Siks - Juice *
Bass house with squeaky(?) sounds providing some interesting experimentation
- Julian Jordan - Rudeboy
A big buildup to repetitive vocals, funky bass house drop
- MorganJ - Too good
Traditional MorganJ sound, too similar to Ma Luv for my taste
- Marnik x Harris & Ford – Raindrop (feat. Shibui)
Prototypical childish vocals before shuffle dance drop
- Morgan Page & VINNE - On & On
House with some interesting sounds, but not really sure where the energy fits
- Tungevaag, Sick Individuals, Philip Strand - With My Friends
Uplifting festival progressive house with tropical influences
- VIZE & Dario Rodriguez - Who's Holding You ft. Lagique *
Downtempo yet energetic house with Brazilian Bass sounds, easy listen, interesting way to use VIZE's slap house sound, good choice to avoid vocals
- Dessic - Boss *
Discovered on Hexagon Radio, low-key and dark buildup before excellent bass house drop with just enough novelty
- Alok - The Club Is Jumpin' *
House with some interesting festival-friendly sounds at the drop adding a nice twist
- Brooks & Mo Falk - Take My Breath Away *
Excellent energy with stripped-down yet greatly energetic drop, Mo Falk especially shines through
- Frank Walker, Sam Feldt, Zak Abel - Madness
Radio-friendly with slow Zonderling-inspired drop
- Gabry Ponte, Vini Vici, Zafrir - Lo Nevosh
Simple psytrance with Hebrew vocals
- Henri PFR, Rozes, KSHMR - Bed *
Radio-friendly dance pop, reasonably catchy, nice instrumentation adds tropical vibes
- Lucas & Steve x RetroVision - Summer
Typical Lucas & Steve future bounce sounds
- Sigala & Talia Mar - Stay The Night
Uptempo pop with Sigala's tropical house synths
- Tchami & Marten Horger - The Calling
Surprising piano house from Tchami
- Biscits - I confess
Tech house with slightly dark vibe
- Firebeatz, Jay Hardway - No Good
I'm pretty sure I've heard this song before...
- Aly & Fila - Take Flight
Solid progressive trance release, takes flight near the end
- Armin van Buuren x Avira x Chicane - Offshore
Melodic progressive house with dance pop-sounding drop except for the absence of vocals
- Benny Benassi & Anabel Englund - Lightwaves
Upbeat radio-friendly blend of deep house and pop, nice vocals
- Chris Lake, Cloonee - Nightmares
Dark techno with bass house influences and horror-sounding spoken word that I don't think add much
- CID x Westend - Let Me Take You
Tech house, good use of the vocals, but nothing too special or memorable
- Galantis - 1 x 1
House-influenced dance pop with some interesting percussion
- Hardwell - Dopamine
More future rave-inspired sounds from Hardwell
- Illenium x Spiritbox - Shivering *
Heavy rock meets melodic trap, long buildup until drop that maintains both genres
- Janee, INAU - On My Mind *
Pleasant and bright drop in Janee's usual style
- John Summit - In Chicago *
Tech house progression with dark atmosphere, some electro house influences later on, surprising underground sound from John Summit
- KC Lights - Daydreamer with Leo Stannard
House with nice guitar riff
- Redondo, Malarkey & Galluxy - Never Stop
Easy and groovy dance pop, sounds nicely stripped away at drop
- Sevenn - Champagne & Pizza *
Buildup of tension at drop before delayed release with nice riff, somewhere between Brazilian Bass and trance
- Don Diablo - Day & Nite
Atmospheric chill house with vocals from Kid Cudi's hit
- Elephante, Sabai - Love Again
Melodic future bass, pleasant vocals and energetic but not overbearing drop
- Jonas Blue, Sam Feldt - Endless Summer *
Progressive house, dark bassy drop, unexpected for Sam Feldt
- Kygo - Freeze *
Slow melodic piano intro before vocals over typical Kygo melody, interesting synth sound near drop as energy picks up
- Mr. Belt & Wezol - New Millenium *
House with sax riff, deep spoken word vocals, a mixed bag of sounds
- NUZB - Get Down
Mid-energy tech house gradually more ornamented by NUZB's trademark sounds
- Oliver Heldens, Nile Rodgers, House Gospel Choir - I Was Made For Loving You
Oliver Heldens' proven formula to turn a classic into a groovy future house tune
- Robin Schulz & David Guetta - On Repeat
Not the radio hit I expected nor a festival showstopper, low-key break before trance-influenced drop/chorus
- SIKS & Le Pedre ft. Kris Kiss - Let It Out All
Bassy bigroom with Kris Kiss' vocals
- Solardo - So Far So Good
Uptempo deep house with repeated synth melody
- Will Clarke - Mirage
Trancy intro but more techno-sounding drop with sounds suddenly stripped away
- Armin van Buuren & Shapov - Let's Rave, Make Love
"Stop War, Let's Rave, Make Love" refrain repeated over bigroom trance synths
- Armin van Buuren & Shapov - Welcome Home
Very reminiscent of "Last Dancer", good track but not really original
- Chemical Surf - Satisfied
Sound reminds me of Vintage Culture, nice release of tension at the drop, don't like the vocals so much
- Dirty Palm - Priorities
Nice future house drop but transition slightly abrupt
- EDX - Holy Wood
Upbeat tribal house, nice percussions, vocals give way to energetic beat
- Hardwell - Black Magic
More bigroom techno/future rave from Hardwell
- KREAM - Once again
Similar style to previous releases except a bit of a darker vibe, low-energy but still danceable house
- MK & Paul Woolford feat Majid Jordan - Teardrops
Piano house, radio-friendly though the vocals at the drop could be more catchy
- MPH, Katie Bosworth - Waiting *
High tempo, bassy drop, unaggressive and danceable
- Nicky Romero - Pressure
Confusing bigroom-sounding start to drop quickly giving way back to uptempo tech house
- NØ SIGNE - Selection
Trap beat gives way to interesting drop, somewhat reminds me of Morgan J, interesting but lacking on cohesion
- Raven & Kreyn x BIGMOO - Welcome To The Future (feat. Jeonghyeon) *
High-energy release with some bass house influences, great fit for Hexagon, uninspiring lyrics one weak point
- Steve Aoki, HRVY - Save Me
Radio-friendly dance pop with Brazilian bass drop
- Tiësto, Deorro - Savage
Slight change to Five Hours' melody with new vocals, strings, bigger drop
- Malaa - Wait (Kenty Clide remix) *
Darker intro with big buildup and switchup at drop into house with cowbells?
- Malaa - Wait (YYVNG remix)
Interesting club-friendly take on the track, more housy and less aggressive drop, but synths in buildup kind of offputting
- Martin Garrix - Sentio (Album) *
One fantastic collaboration after another, references to a variety of Martin Garrix's bigroom sounds over the years, emotional finish in If We'll Ever Be Remembered, album is an instant classic
- Alesso & Zara Larsson - Words
Pop dance, less focus on darker-sounding drop
- Asketa & Natan Chaim - Somebody *
Acoustic intro before progressive house with good momentum, would be even more effective without the lyrics from Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know
- AVIRA - Surrender
Techno, somewhat industrial-sounding but mostly pleasant, nice vocals
- Cheat Codes - Tell Me You Love Me
Typical Brazilian Bass, pop vocals with bassline making the song danceable although not very energetic
- Chico Rose - Losing my Religion
Not an R.E.M. remake like I expected, midtempo dance pop
- Dillon Francis, Valentino Khan - Move It *
I Like To Move It melody turned into tech house, aggressive buildup stands out a bit too much, good variation with the vocals
- Ferry Corsten - Timeout
Well-known vocals, upbeat house with some nice synths
- Firebeatz - Don't stop moving
Firebeatz's unique synth sound, upbeat house, radio-friendly but not quite memorable enough to be a hit
- Harris & Ford, Bassjackers - Psycho *
Inspired by Melbourne Shuffle but surprisingly inaggressive for Bassjackers, good momentum but some sudden transitions
- Maddix - Culture
Driving techno tune with long pause at drop for suspense, slightly annoying repeated high note and weird transition halfway into more melodic section
- Martin Garrix, Justin Mylo, Dewain Whitmore - Find You
Great acoustic vocals, festival progressive house, change in atmosphere at drop a bit jarring
- Nirvana - Something In The Way (Illenium Remix)
A complete twist on the original Nirvana sound, buidlup development gives a sense of chaos, slow trap drop, not as melodic or ornamental as I might have liked
- Ofenbach - 4U
Pop dance, marginally danceable but improves with second drop
- Oomloud - It's tricky
Run-D.M.C's hit turned into a club-friendly house track
- Steff da Campo - Hot in here (Öwnboss Remix)
House original twisted into Brazilian bass drop
- Swanky Tunes - Never look back
Long intro before groovy radio-friendly beat
- Valy Mo - Mess *
Tech house, interesting start to drop, second drop turns towards a more techno-y vibe for a while
- Vintage Culture & Goodboys - This Feeling
Repetitive vocals, melodic house but not as atmospheric as Vintage Culture's recent hits
- Bruno Be - Soldiers
Trap rhythm, dark atmosphere, nice buildup and Brazilian bass-y drop
- Funkin Matt - Neo *
Similar to Funkin Matt's other recent releases, unique sound while sticking to house beat
- Guz - In my Bones
Tech house, nice beat, thankfully some novel vocals
- Hardwell - F*cking Society
Bigroom sound, wouldn't really anywhere but festival sets
- Jay Hardway - My Sweet Heaven (Chill Mix)
Soothing chorus vocals over piano slowed-down house melody
- Justus - Tunnel
Future rave with some experimentation with the rhythm, I find the buildup too noisy
- Laidback Luke, Eva Simons - Flexin'
House, not boring but not too memorable either, the second drop is a highlight
- Martin Garrix, DubVision, Shaun Farrugia - Starlight (Keep Me Afloat)
Martin Garrix maintains a string of solid releases, clear Dubvision influence in festival progressive house drop
- Mr. Belt & Wezol - Genesis
Almost slap house but leans towards Mr. Belt & Wezol's typical future house sound
- NUZB & Noola - Like That
Nothing wrong here, but feels too similar to NUZB's previous releases
- Seth Hills - For U
Hard to classify, maybe inaggressive bass house, energy somewhere between chill and festival
- Seven Lions, Blastoyz - Reason for Fighting *
Everything from psytrance to melodic trap thrown into one track, starts slow and unimposing, builds up to psytrance/hardstyle drop with some dubstep sounds introduced, brief before trap second drop and then a return to psytrance at the end
- Swedish House Mafia - Paradise Again (Album) *
Pop and rap interspersed with ventures into house, my favourite maybe Zonderling-inspired Time
- Angemi - Hate you
Dance pop, dominant vocals, some bass and synths, energy weirdly fades in second half of chorus
- Armin van Buuren - Come around again
Pop-sounding track but nice buildup to drop with slap house influences
- Bingo Players - State of Mind (Guz Remix)
Great buildup that ends a bit anticlimactically, good momentum throughout despite darker atmosphere
- Habstrakt, Nitepunk - Point
Bass house drop a bit too aggressive for my taste, especially the first one, but gets better
- Julian Calor, Trøves - Find my way *
Classic example of what Mo Falk would call "Colour house", the different buildup second time around adds a dimension
- Marc Benjamin - Edge of Paradise
Prototypical festival progressive house, found a suitable home at Protocal
- Marnik - Across the Sun
Slightly slowed-up Melbourne bounce/shuffle, nothing too special
- Martin Garrix, Brooks - Quantum *
Reminiscent of their classic collaborations, energetic drops, missing vocals or something else before first drop but interesting variation in sounds before second drop
- Matroda - Wasting Time
Piano house buildup leads to tech house drop, some bassy synths added in for ornamentation
- ÖWNBOSS, Sevek - Move Your Body (Tiesto Edit)
Tiesto's brand name slapped onto the song, with a few additions/changes to the original
- RudeLies - Moundé
Interesting venture into the deep house space
- SMACK, Swanky Tunes - Ready or not *
Energetic bass house drop, just wish they didn't use oversampled vocals in the breaks
- Alok, Bastille - Run Into Trouble
Radio-friendly pop track with groovy baseline and some more experimental sounds in the second half of the chorus
- Curbi & Mike Cervello - Deja Vu *
Base house with good variety from minimalist to more crowded-sounding parts in drop
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Vini Vici & MATTN - Cafe Del Mar
Psytrance remake of classic melody, no risks taken
- Gryffin, One Republic - You Were Loved
Decent radio-friendly pop track, acoustic and raw intro
- Hardwell - Broken Mirror / Into The Unknown
A spooky-sounding festival intro followed by a future rave track with a gradual buildup of energy
- Jack Wins - Queen
House beat with lyrics from Billy Ocean's Caribbean Queen repeated on top
- Lucas & Steve, Marf - Give Me Your Love *
Medley of Mike Williams and Avicii's sounds in Lucas & Steve's niche style
- Martin Garrix, Mesto - Limitless *
Mesto-sounding drop but with more bass house influence, festival-oriented but enjoyable in other settings too
- Will Sparks - Say It Again *
Somewhere between bass house and psytrance or bigroom, energy just right
- Justin Mylo & Jay Mason - Used to be Better
Future bounce track with confusingly aggressive sections
- Julian Jordan & Alan Shirahama - Facts
Julian Jordan's usual bass house song, nothing too special
- Sofi Tukker - Kakee
Western-sounding guitar riff underneath foreign lyrics, not super danceable
- Flume & Caroline Polachek - Sirens *
Very high vocals with Flume's unique sound design shining through, an unusual rhythm that is out-of-place at first but gradually brings the song together
- Diplo & Miguel - Don't Forget My Love (John Summit Remix) *
An energetic yet melodic house remix that I can see being played in a lot of sets
- Alesso - Only you
Classic festival progressive house, vocals don't fit melody as well which makes the song less memorable
- Dannic - Get over you
String section in verses leads to light g-house drop
- Jack Back - Feeling
Tech house, good momentum, set-friendly
- Jonas Blue, Sevenn - Angles
Awkward shifts in sound at a few moments, not super high-energy but not really melodic either
- MaRLo, Achilles - Nothing Is Left
Bigroom trance, not sure how original it is
- Martin Garrix & Zedd - Follow
Martin Garrix going back to his older big room sound, vocals only introduced after first drop put focus on instrumental
- Mike Williams - Pretty Little Words
Gradual buildup of energy into a heavy future bounce drop that could have brought more creativity
- Nicky Romero - Lose my Mind *
Tech house with some interesting elements, atypical Nicky Romero track
- Nora En Pure - Tribe of Kindness *
Uplifting melodic house with nostalgic atmosphere, pleasant listen
- Plastik Funk - Vroom Vroom
Bass house drop that I find too aggressive because of an inadequate buildup
- Sick Individuals - Maki
Video-game sound turns into big room with unusual percussion-heavy drop
- Timmy Trumpet, KSHMR - Ininna Tora
Repetitive vocal, somewhere between big room and Melbourne bounce, nothing to see here
- Voost - This Feeling *
Piano house, upbeat uptempo drop
- Yves V - Deja Vu
Slap house, not much originality
- Dom Dolla - Strangers (with Mansionair) (Tinlicker Remix) *
Nice melodic take on Dom Dolla's tech house track, future rave influences but not aggressive
- Firebeatz, Stefy De Cicco - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (Extended Mix) *
Piano house verse with groovy bass house-style drop
- Bleu Clair - Mistake *
Smooth house drop into pleasant string melody
- Chocolate Puma - Frenzy *
Bass house with industrial-sounding percussion at drop
- Endor - El Cuervo
Latin-inspired tune, Spanish vocals over house rhythm
- HI-LO, Eli Brown - Industria
Typical HI-LO sound especially at second drop, slightly darker vibe than usual, synths in middle section provide some variety
- Joel Corry, David Guetta, Bryson Tiller – What Would You Do?
Radio-friendly, Joel Corry's dance pop sound, not super memorable
- Mabel x Jax Jones x Galantis - Good Luck
Promising start with good vocals, picks up energy effectively, heavier Jax Jones influence, drop/chorus not energetic enough to make this a real hit
- Matt Nash - Into the Light *
Distinct Matt Nash sound, deep house inspiration but upbeat enough to keep you moving
- Redondo - High on Emotion
Lively piano house to keep sets energetic, not much experimentation but a proven formula. Reminds me of Martin Ikin - Ready To Dance
- Sandro Silva - Bulldog
Somewhere between big room and hardstyle but a slightly unusual drop that might be hard to dance to
- Steve Aoki - Stop the World *
Energetic but unaggressive drop, friendly for festival sets with the energy really going down in the verses for some recovery
- Tujamo - Click
Rap vocals over otherwise typical Tujamo vibes, nothing too special
- Vintage Culture - Commotion *
Vocalist from Faithless's singer, Vintage Culture's prototypical melodic/deep house sound that is dark yet carries good momentum
- Afrojack, Chico Rose, Dubvision, Manse - Stay With You
Typical festival progressive house buildup and vocals, nostalgic if unoriginal sound
- DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Fox Stevenson Remix) *
Clean head-bopping drum-n-bass with simple melody, no complaints
- Michael Sparks - Tell Me *
Bass house, funky drop, vocal repetition slightly annoying, Zonderling-style sound in breaks
- Kungs - Club Azur (Album)
Exemplifies Kungs' groovy house/Nu Disco fusion sound, an easy listen though less variety than hoped for
- Angemi - Rock the Boat
Danceable club-friendly house track, wished for more energy
- Armin van Buuren x R3HAB - Love We Lost
Festival-friendly bigroom energy, no real trance influence at all
- Aspyer - Nobody
Pop/trance sounding verse leads to tech house drop, string sounds typical of ASPYER introduced in second half of drop, but not dominant enough IMO
- Dillon Francis, Vinne - Once again
Unusual track focused on the drop where a repetitive synth note is joined by percussion
- John Summit - La Danza
Latin vocals meet tech house, nothing new until midway through the track or so with sounds echoing "Thing For You" by Solveig/Guetta
- Malarkey - Cherub
Happy piano house tune, but nothing too special
- Quintino - Melody
Catchy melody leads to a big room drop with hints of Future Bounce, little ingenuity
- Siks, Janee - Belong *
Interesting and effective fusion of contrasting sounds, Janee-style soothing verse leads to Siks-style drop
- Stadiumx - Out of my Mind
High-energy track with melodic and deep house influences
- Vini Vici - Sweet Harmony
Not a psy-trance track but brings an interesting blend of sounds, Melbourne shuffle influence in the second half
- Alison Wonderland - New Day
Low-key trap verses builds into slightly aggressive drop, added melodics in second drop make it an easier listen
- Fisher & Shermanology - It’s A Killa
Retro tech house, some of Fisher's eccentricity shines through
- Leftwing:Kody - Mallet *
Energetic tribal house song, highly danceable
- NuBass - Wired
Bass house song with tingling drop that gets a bit old despite attempted variations
- Above & Beyond, Mat Zo - Always Do
Dark/chilling ambiance, great buildup near the middle
- Bingo Players - State of Mind
Electro house track, long wait for an energetic drop that goes back into MOGUAI's ACIID-style synths
- Cheat Codes, Icona Pop - Payback
Typical pop song, not super memorable or energetic
- Cuebrick - Little Darling *
Energetic future bounce-inspired drop with interesting sound design
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, R3HAB & Prezioso – Shooting Darts
Uninspiring radio-friendly track with subdued slap house influences
- Fedde Le Grand, Robert Falcon - Heaven (Club Mix)
Track quickly leads into a surprising drop that although interesting does not really fit with the rest of the song. Could have been the basis for a separate track.
- Jack Wins - Yes! (Dave Summit Remix)
Vocals take center stage, somewhat club-friendly
- Jeonghyeon - What think is cool *
Energetic track, moving slightly away from Jeonghyeon's typical sound towards some new sounds. A welcome experiment.
- KREAM - Pressure
Stayed true to the sound that led to the success of Take Control, maybe even too similar, clear Meduza influences
- Leandro da Silva - Crazy Mistake
Club-friendly tune, nice melodic breakdown in the middle
- Maddix - The Formula *
Slightly repetitive vocals leading into a powerful driving techno drop
- MorganJ, Maddow - Lose your Mind
Overall well-produced, obvious contribution from MorganJ despite a slightly less aggressive drop than usual
- NURKO, JT Roach - Spinnin' Wheels *
Atmospheric melodic bass late-night tune, second drop packs more energy
- REZZ, Subtronics - Puzzle Box *
Eerie melody builds momentum before a typical REZZ-sounding bass drop that fits nicely with the rest of the track
- Rudelies - Let me down
Rudelies repeated their recipe at the drop except with a darker-sounding track, was hoping for a bit more at the second drop
- Sofi Tukker, Mahmut Orhan - Forgive Me
Emotional vocals over Latin-influenced instrumental with string melody, low danseability but powerful listening experience
- Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, QG – See
Not the festival tune I expected, nice easy listen
- Yves V - Imagine you & me
Vocals from "Happy Together" borrowed for a version somewhere between slap house and future bounce but nothing too original
- Bob Moses - The Silence In Between (Album)
Mostly stay true to the sound their fans are accustomed too, lead single "Time and Time Again" the highlight, "Hanging On" maybe the best new track, some more experimentation in "The Rush" and "Broken Belief"
- Krewella - The Body Never Lies (Album)
High-energy tracks ranging from drum'n'bass to dubstep, interesting sounds in "Traces" and "No Control"
- AC Slater, Curbi - Crave the Bassline
Build-up kind-of repetitive/simple, drop better, typical bass house, echoes MorganJ
- ARTY feat. Rozzi - Who Do You Love
Nice progression, uplifting, pretty pop-sounding, echoes Sam Feldt
- Chico Rose - Reason (feat. Hadar Adora)
Pop song with deep house progression
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Delerium - Silence (AVIRA Remix)
Minimalist at times, a few interesting new elements but overall similar vibe to Tiesto's version, nice main drop
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Ferry Corsten, Morgan Page - Wounded
Nice vocals in verse, reminds me of Becky Hill, piano house drop gets into a nice groove but a bit messy with the vocals
- Galantis, Becky Hill - Run
Uplifting electro pop, no surprises considering Galantis + Becky Hill, nice but not super memorable
- Giuseppe Ottaviani - Something I Can Dream About
Dark atmosphere, not the uplifting trance I expected from GO, synths at the drop remind me of some Oliver Heldens song I think
- Julian Jordan - Out Of My Mind *
Energetic bass house drop in Julian Jordan's typical style, Future Rave influence
- Kryder - Wish *
Nice listen, drop energetic but not overwhelming
- KSHMR, Divine, Karra - Lion Heart
Similar to KSHMR's newer sound from his last album, sounds a bit uninvested - simple vocals, doesn't flow together so well, rap (?) section comes out of nowhere and doesn't fit IMO, not a huge fan
- Michael Calfan, Leo Stannard - Better
Happy piano house track, radio-friendly, not super memorable
- MOGUAI, Ida Corr - Let's go *
Impressive vocals that fit well with the instrumental, nice section in the middle that strips away most of the sounds
- Nicky Romero, Almero - So much Love
A typical piano house track, surprising from Nicky Romero, not too memorable
- NUZB - Shake it *
Unique sound, RetroTech?, large contrast between break and drop slightly surprising, nice variety between drops (each better than last)
- Plastik Funk, Firebeatz - Don't call me Baby (Festival Mix)
Sudden switch into a heavy Future Rave sound, festival-oriented indeed, sounds like a remix made out of necessity
- Sagan & Gidro - Love In My Heart *
Nice drop, interesting sound design, fun experimentation in second half of drop
- Sander van Doorn - Breakfast in Vegas *
Good momentum, synths give vibe somewhere between techno and electro house, nice buildup near the end, would fit in a lot of sets
- Sidepiece - Don't Keep Me Waiting *
Great tech house drop, danseable, small evolution between first and second drops adds some depth
- SMACK, Rudeejay - La Danse
Some unfulfilled potential, vocals somewhat detract from the experience, otherwise energetic
- W&W & AXMO feat. Sonja - StarShine (Can't Wait For This To End)
Slight trap influences, typical W&W hardcore track, first drop leans more towards big room compared to hardcore in the second
- MALAA - Wait *
Bass house track that goes crazy at the drop in typical MALAA style
- Swedish House Mafia, Sting - Redlight *
Industrial techno, not a classic SHM track, use of Sting's "Roxanne" vocals in second half while tension builds before final drop