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Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week’s Best New Tracks From Subtronics, John Summit & Hayla, Calvin Harris & More
Simply the best new dance tracks of the week from Subtronics, John Summit and Hayla, Calvin Harris, Nia Archvies, Francis Mercier and Four Tet.
This week in dance music: We explored the world of sports and DJing, tagging along with Kaskade at the Super Bowl, talking to Shaquille O’Neil about his electronic output, as well as to Philadelphia Phillies DJ Garrett Stubbs and to 16 NBA DJs. The winning formula this pair forged on their hit “Where You Are” — which showed up on President Obama’s favorite songs of 2023 list — extends to “Shiver,” which features Hayla’s increasingly iconic voice over a cinematic, climax-laden progressive house production from Summit. February isn’t famous for its weather, but Haitian DJ Francis Mercier transports us to the warm beaches of our mind with his latest, “Hustla.” Out on Higher Ground, the Afro-house track has an impeccably laidback vibe, with Mercier creating a steamy, breezy groove and South Sudanese-Canadian singer Emmanuel Jal adding vocals that match the production as speaks of “the heat of Port-au-Prince, to the streets of New York, rocking in the souk of Marrakesh, headed to the hills of Nairobi, on the way to the beaches of Rio.” Even if your weekend plans don’t involve much more than hanging around the house, let this one take you away.
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