Fall has arrived and October means Thanksgiving and Halloween! Whether you’re planning a long weekend dance marathon or a bloody All Souls’ Day party, you’ll need to make sure you have the right music to impress the vampires, the ghouls and other cat women among your friends. How convenient that 2023 doesn’t seem to stop delivering new house tunes, each hotter than the last. So, as usual, here’s a personal overview of the latest songs that stand out in the house and dance music scenes. As the name suggests, I picked here for you three of the hottest new releases and two hits that might have gone under your radar, to complete your FULL HOUSE.
Three Recent Songs to Discover
Oden & Fatzo X Camden Cox – Lady Love
Hotter than that, you die: this new track was catapulted onto the musical scene on August 4 only. A truly unique marriage, the tune brings together the French trio Oden & Fatzo, who was in Montreal last May, together with the sublime voice of London singer-songwriter Camden Cox. The whole thing creates a very European sound. A dynamic rhythm and an irresistible bassline come together to make you want to get up and bust a move. The perfect soundtrack for those Montreal October evenings that are getting shorter and shorter.
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Sandy Rivera, Mike Dunn feat April Morgan – I Won’t Let Go
If nobody had told me this song was released on Defected Records on August 10, I would have believed that it was a newborn Hedkandi baby. Indeed, the duo Sandy Rivera and April Morgan are back again exactly ten years after giving us the now classic Fall for You, released on Hedkandi Beach House 2013. With this equally addictive piece, the New York producer and the British singer blow a warm Balearic wind that will caress your neck as if you were on the side of an Ibiza swimming pool with a Mai Tai in your hand. Not too bad for October, right?
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Beyond Chicago, Majestic, Alex – Million Dollar Bill
Released on June 23, this remix of Whitney Houston has dominated the summer festivals in Europe. Created by the British duo Beyond Chicago, composed of Louis Smyth and Will Marriott, the track keeps climbing the UK charts. The song has been listened to by millions of people online and reaches a growing number of house fans around the world ever day. Will you be next?
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Two Songs to Play Again
Earth n Days – Glory
Launched on September 9, 2022, this enormous hit by the prolific Hungarian duo Earth n Days is totally in sync with the musical style of the two DJs: energetic beats, massive basses, spiced with vocals and disco elements. This piece, however, stands out for the choice of a very low male voice that sounds like Barry White bewitching a pack of house dancers. It’s powerful and captivating. Earth n Days was founded in 2017 with the aim of producing house music that is internationally renowned and brings something new for the club audience. Well, mission accomplished guys. Despite their short existence, they already showed up with a lot of great hits. Their remix of Groovejet was released in 2019. It became all-time best-seller in the Funky House genre. At the moment, they are part of the Beatport Top 5 artists in the House genre.
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David Penn (feat. Leon Stanford) – Push The Feeling
Words fail me to express how David Penn creates music that is as excellent as it is catchy. With Push the Feeling, released on July 22, 2022, the Spanish DJ teams up with singer Leon Standford to bring to the world an earworm that you will still be humming months from now. If played at the beginning of the evening, the exhilarating song promises to kick up your dancefloor and kick off your evening.
