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  • January 23, 2024By Gonz Alo

    • Creative sampling • House bassline with a trap groove • Bold and feisty rap vocals Most have already come across this tune while swiping through socials: Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” has turned into a trend of its own, currently sitting tight on several charts including Billboard’s top 10. But wait, you ask— this

  • December 19, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Beautiful guitar chords in the drop • Sweet bassline, not too aggressive • Risk of becoming predictable, almost avoided There’s one detail that I have always appreciated in Krimsonn— he always reflects the core themes of KSHMR’s label, Dharma Worldwide. Varying between genres, he retains the focus on natural instruments such as violins, guitars,

  • December 11, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Alt-rock sounds • Downtempo synthwave drops • Great vocals Delightfully wistful and engaging nostalgia, “When We Were Young” taps into that 2000s sound effortlessly. Its creator, Tom DuPree III has crafted a first-rate production, contained within his experimental project “Dark.Light.” Creative in the truest sense, Tom DuPree III cut his teeth in the musical

  • November 16, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Classic EDM combining indie elements and guitar riffs • Optimistic and high-spirited atmosphere • A radiant vocal performance by ruben. What happens when you combine Tollef’s funky guitar artistry and Nu Disco production skills with the eclectic Future House influences of Aiobahn? The answer is obvious: this joyful creation! Released on Don Diablo’s HEXAGON,

  • October 9, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Catchy rework • Attractive vocals • Dance-pop makeover of the classic Time and time again, Alice Deejay’s evergreen “Better Off Alone” has been far from a solitary, one-time success— rather, it brought upon several other hits in pop and dance music alike. Needless to say, repetition leads to annoyance and when the success of

  • September 21, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Excellent vocals • Guitars as lead, with progressive drops • Truly experimental as underground meets pop A wunderkind, LUM!X is quite young (21) yet already packing millions of streams, several platinums and golds, and on my favorite list for having revived Bounce music with Gabry Ponte, making an impact in the otherwise saturated scene.

  • August 16, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Ingenuity? Not that much • Better yet, a “Miracle” clone • Brutally ignored by the creators After the incredible acclaim that Calvin Harris got from “Miracle“, let’s be honest, many just capitalized on the recent interest in Eurodance and usual nostalgia for the “good old era”. It was about time other artists jumped on

  • August 14, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Fast paced arrangements • Piano-led melody • Not so far from Schulz’s sound Robin Schulz is no stranger to the hitmaking process, after several acclaimed EDM albums and gaining colossal success with releases such as “Prayer in C” and the recent 2022 anthem “Miss You“. Unfolding a new chapter, he introduced the alias of

  • August 4, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Acceptable summer release • Afro Bros dominating the base • Akon is not as hypnotic as Daddy Yankee Who remembers “Instagram”? That 2019 summer hit from the most random name’s together: in the order of appearance from Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, David Guetta, Daddy Yankee, Afro Bros & Natti Natasha. The follow-up “She

  • July 18, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Too perfect to be true • That’s a chorus to sing along! • Avicii/Calvin Harris drop vibe “Endless Summer” is a great song: I would say there’s a 50% chance of becoming a dance music hit for 2023 (similar to “I’m Good” by Guetta the previous year). It includes everything from catchy vocals, Avicii-like

  • May 30, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • R&B influences with Future House • Bouncy, simple bassline in the drop • Laidback vibe and a couple of trap details With summer upon us, that period of the year has started where all the producers come up with commercial (and often cheesy) things. Those piss me off, as I was uneasy to press

  • April 27, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Respectful of the original masterpiece • Piano House! Great pick • Solid and confident vocal performance Great job, great job, great job! I understand that Rita Ora did not produce this tune, and it falls under the commercial realm, but I had to present “Praising You” here as it is such an exciting tune.

  • March 6, 2023By Gonz Alo

    • Usual reggaeton base • Following the trend of “La Bachata” • Lack of versatility It seems that Latin music is gathering more traction as of late, with several records getting plenty repeats on foreign radios and stations even when summer is yet to arrive. Shakira and similar others are dominating positions in the global

  • December 16, 2022By Gonz Alo

    • Clear superhero soundtrack theme • Surprising vocal performance • Right balance of orchestral and EDM After the promising feedback on “Sentio“, I was craving for a final Garrix track before the dusk of the year, and lucky me: “Hero” revealed itself! I am impressed by the versatility shown by the Dutch creator, as this

  • September 7, 2022By Gonz Alo

    • Re-sampling of Flo Rida’s hip-hop hit • Tropical vibe with lovely percussion work • KSHMR showcasing his sound-design expertise Not the “worst summer track” of 2022 that I have come across, but I am delighted by the new creation from KSHMR, “Anywhere’s Home“. After a couple of under-the-radar singles, the American producer has made

  • July 6, 2022By Gonz Alo

    • Dean Lewis with an unforgettable performance • Kygo’s pianoforte vibrant as ever • Great synergy, although an overused recipe If I am being candid here, Kygo doesn’t really strike me as the most exciting artist to write about, at least in the domain of electronic music. He’s undoubtedly the pioneer that steered Tropical House

  • April 13, 2022By Gonz Alo

    • Classy vocal, the dominant element of the release • Kungs-like influences in the happy drop • Decent breakdown, yet generic bassline Every time I get reminded that my reviews are focused on the same aliases and that it’s time I should focus on newer names and their creative outputs, there’s always this release that

  • February 25, 2022By Gonz Alo

    • Sampled “Happy Song” by Baby’s Gang • Pumping kick and energetic basses • Nice teaser for the upcoming album! On one side, I’m rather annoyed by KUNGS’s single-minded strategy of picking up 80’s classics and slightly modifying them, but from the other… They do work. Fresh off from the success of the summer’s hit

  • February 10, 2022By Gonz Alo

    • Goes beyond the commercial tag • Dualism between drums and synths • DnB finale leaving mixed feelings I may have discovered Flume at the wrong moment. The American creator exploded in popularity in 2012 and soon reached worldwide fame a couple of years later, being at the forefront of future bass pioneering. Unfortunately back

  • November 28, 2021By Gonz Alo

    • Lukas Graham with a gorgeous vocal performance • And, is that an accordion?! • Folk/Country meets electronic music Sure, I stopped caring about R3HAB years ago after realizing that his “co-producers” were focused on quantitative aspect of releases, not qualitative, in order to stay relevant. But in an ocean of innumerable decent songs being

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