“In the end, Progressive House always wins.”<\/p>\n
Those are the words of Nicky Romero<\/a>, whose new collaboration with DubVision<\/a> whisks us back to the genre’s golden era, when euphoric drops and unapologetic emotion washed over EDM festivals. Out now via Martin Garrix’s STMPD RCRDS<\/a>, “Live My Life” is a melancholic reflection on lost love, entwining shimmering synths though a pulsing bassline and aching vocals from Oaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n The release arrives in the midst of an explosive revival of progressive house music<\/a>. And while the Dutch compatriots don’t reinvent the genre’s wheel here, they spin it with such finesse that you’ll swear it’s flying.<\/p>\n Memory serves as both muse and tormentor in Oaks’ vocals, which channel a bittersweet alchemy. Grand, doomed and drenched in longing, her anguished lyricism is Romeo and Juliet<\/em> meets Ibiza sunrise. The chorus, a vow to “live my life for you,” lands like an emotional gut-punch amid Romero and DubVision’s crescendoing production.<\/p>\n Listen to “Live My Life” below and find the new single on streaming platforms here<\/a>.<\/p>\n