This week in dance music: It's been a busy couple of weeks, during which we've covered the return of Justice, the cancellation of Texas Eclipse festival, the reissue of 'The Green album' by UK legends Orbital, the drama over Grimes The Coachella set and slate of dance music movies debuting at the 2024 Tribeca Film festival.
And of course, there's new music. These are the best new dance tracks of the week.
Jamie xx feat. Honey Dijon, “Baddy on the Floor”
After both christening Coachella's new Quasar Stage last weekend, Jamie xx and Honey Dijon keep the momentum going with their first collaborative track, “Baddy on the Floor.” A powerful amalgamation of funky bass, hand percussion, a stuttering beat and a horn section that really made us go “whooooo!” out loud to ourselves the first time we heard it, the track is rooted in the pandemic, with the xx and Dijon working on it via video calls while everyone was off the road. Via Young Recordings, the songs come ahead of the British producer's highly anticipated new album due later this year.
DJ Snake & Peso Pluma, “Teka”
DJ Snake had two of Coachella's biggest acts of the opening weekend, starting his set by bringing out legend Robin S. to sing his dance music blueprint 'Show Me Love', and then later in the show on stage Sahara, bringing in Peso Pluma to perform their new collaborative track 'Teka'. Snake has always been adept at blending his production with styles of music from around the world, with this take on Regional Mexican — equipped with Pluma's unmistakable vocals — expanding the French producer's territory. The crowd at Coachella loved it, and so should you.
LF System, “Lift You Up”
If serotonin had a sound, it would sound a lot like the latest UK outfit LF System. Pure soulful house music, the track is an eye-opening chest dance with vocals from one of the biggest voices in modern dance music, Clementine Douglas. “This is a song we're really proud of as it's one of the first we've written in session and it's completely original,” says the duo, Conor Larkman and Sean Finnigan. “We worked with a great team of people to make it happen and we hope you get excited while you listen to it.” And actually, we are.
Alok, “Pedju Kunumigwe”
Brazilian producer Alok releases a new album today, The future is ancestral, featuring more than 50 instrumentalists and singers from eight different indigenous communities in Brazil. Released in honor of Earth Day next week and the celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day today in Brazil, the album is a unique and often joyous collection of vibrant Brazilian sounds paired with the producer's subtle, light-hearted production. “Pedju Kunumigwe” features the sounds of bird calls, with the project echoing yesterday's related news that some songs featuring such nature sounds are now living on a new nature-focused Spotify playlist to raise money for conservation. Rights from The future is ancestralmeanwhile, it will go to the indigenous communities that contributed to it.
Debby Friday, “To the Dancefloor”
“I need the girls all on the dancefloor,” Toronto artist Debby Friday insists with increasing intensity on her latest, “To The Dancefloor.” Via the venerable Sub Pop Records, the track gives a sense of grandeur, with the sonorous vocals and pounding drums at the forefront of the mix sounding like they're reverberating through a cavernous club where the ladies are actually starting to congregate. And don't sleep on the song's video, in which Friday declares “hey, I need a look” as the song begins and the artist spins through a series of club outfits.
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