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RELEASE DATE: 1.30.2026
Snakehips x Cults
"You & Me (Always Forever)"
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REVIEW by TYLER CONWAY
JAN 29, 2026
UK Electronic duo, Snakehips, collaborates with Indie Pop band Cults on their new track, “You & Me (Always Forever)”. The song features a sample of Cult’s 2013 hit “Always Forever,” and manages to capture the optimism and whimsicality of the early 2010s while providing a modern take on the Dance genre.
Oliver Lee and James Carter of Snakehips have had numerous successful collaborations with other artists, spanning from ZAYN on “Cruel” to Tinashe and Chance the Rapper on “All My Friends,” positioning “You & Me (Always Forever)” as their latest of many notable collaborations over the span of their careers.
Snakehips’ production on “You & Me (Always Forever)” encapsulates the eccentric, unique vibe of the track it samples, while providing an energetic and invigorating twist that transforms the song from a faint Twee Ballad into a thumping Dance track. The song puts a spotlight on Snakehips’ immense range and talent as music producers, wherein they’re skilled enough to engineer a head-bobbing Dance track out of a song that is otherwise challenging to move around to on the Dance floor.
“You & Me (Always Forever)” is not only a strong Dance track but also a testament to Dance music as a genre, where skilled DJs can extrapolate from the work of Artists that came before them, and turn time-tested concepts into innovative and exciting art.
RELEASE DATE: 2.6.2026
Audien
"In Every Life"
REVIEW by TYLER CONWAY
JAN 27, 2026
Grammy Award-nominated producer, Audien, and vocalist, Julia Church, collaborate on a delicate and stirring new track, “In Every Life.”
“In Every Life” kicks off with a softly sung opening verse, paired with a similarly subdued piano chord progression, collectively soothing the listener into a relaxed state that feels intimate and safe.
Audien and Church do an excellent job of setting up the record’s pacing, as it quickly morphs from a soft, emotive ballad into a pulsing, progressive Dance track fit for clubs and festivals.
Audien’s inventive production on “In Every Life” perfectly complements Church’s vocals, providing a blanket of progressive synths that envelopes her soft-spoken yet powerful performance. Lyrically, the song revolves around themes of remembrance, yearning, and reflective hindsight.
The song’s motifs are elevated by its lyrics and production, where the pulsating synths interwoven between Church’s spirited lamentation convey a sense of maintaining hopefulness in spite of facing complex interpersonal issues. The track’s uninhibited emotional depth checks many of the boxes that listeners are looking for, making it well-suited for in-the-car listening, as well as mixing between songs at public venues. Audien and Julia Church deliver a subtle, yet engaging track with “In Every Life.”
RELEASE DATE: 1.23.2026
MORTEN x David Guetta
"Locked In"
REVIEW by TYLER CONWAY
JAN 9, 2026
Standout producers MORTEN and David Guetta team up yet again on their new record “Locked In.” MORTEN and Guetta have famously collaborated on several massive songs dating back to 2019, including “Never Be Alone,” “Dreams,” and “Kill Me Slow.” Their new single “Locked In” is the latest iteration of the style of music MORTEN and Guetta have coined as “Future Rave,” a genre distinguished by its avant-garde chord progressions and melodies. The duo’s history of working together seems apparent on this record, where both DJ’s unique styles symbiotically coexist as one coherent and fresh sound.
Lyrically, the song centers on variations of the phrase “I’m locked in,” a colloquialism for being in the zone and performing at a high level. I can confidently say MORTEN and Guetta were thoroughly locked in, in every sense of the phrase, when they got together in the studio to produce this track. The progressions, buildups, and beat drops on the record are some of the most rewarding of 2026 so far, which is what listeners have come to expect from the two legendary DJs. The song's lyrical simplicity provides the hard-hitting production with room to flourish, begetting a danceable track that will surely get spins at festivals and clubs everywhere. MORTEN and David Guetta deliver yet another masterful interpretation of their “Future Rave” sound on “Locked In.”
RELEASE DATE: 1.16.2026
Sarah de Warren
"What U Like"
REVIEW by TYLER CONWAY
JAN 9, 2026
Sarah de Warren delivers a trance-like and dreamy new track with her record, “What U Like.” The song has a vibe befitting of a UFO careening through space at warp speed, passing by stars and solar systems to the tune of an electrified hum. The production is pulsating, reverberant, and heavy, accompanied by softly sung vocals that soothe the listener amidst the track’s hefty synth and bass backdrop. Lyrically, the song exudes a supreme sense of self-assurance and swagger, revolving around the repeated phrase, “I got what you like, what you need, what you want.” Sarah de Warren’s strong singing performance heightens the song’s essence of confidence even further, complementing the record’s tone with her breathy and echoing vocals.
From start to finish, “What U Like” delivers an exciting experience that successfully gets the listener’s blood pumping. The final buildup and beat drop are especially hard-hitting, culminating in a mix of bass and synths that sounds as if it were plucked from a high-speed chase scene out of an action film. “What U Like” has all the staple components of a techno house hit, from the fluttering synths to the intermittent dreamlike vocals, making it an ideal track for enticing the crowd in any festival or club environment.
RELEASE DATE: 1.16.2026
Duke & Jones f. India Shan
"Three Words"
REVIEW by TYLER CONWAY
JAN 9, 2026
Manchester house duo Duke & Jones team up with vocalist India Shan on their new song “Three Words,” delivering a pulsating track that invites the listener to stop what they’re doing and start moving, whether they’re at home, in the car, or out on the dancefloor. Duke & Jones’ poppy production expertly complements India Shan’s warm, delicate vocals, highlighting the artists’ respective proficiency in music production, songwriting, and singing. Production-wise, the track is soft enough to prevent the song from being overstimulating, yet trippy and bouncy enough to make people want to keep dancing. Lyrically, the song captures the energy of a young person who embraces nightlife culture as a barrier against their everyday problems, which is an increasingly relatable subject in 2026.
The team of Duke & Jones and India Shan comes off as polished and refined, where no singular aspect of the song is outshone by any other. The track wastes little time picking up, quickly transferring from the opening verse, to the bridge, then finally to the chorus. “Three Words” maintains a fresh and inventive sound, all while benefiting from similar notes of hopefulness and youthful excitement as found in some of the smash club hits of the early-to-mid 2010s. To summarize the track using only three words, I’d call it lively, catchy, and uplifting.
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