Competition season is quickly approaching liftoff, and “Air,” the brand new collaboration from Gryffin, Excision and Julia Michaels, appears like its first second of weightlessness.
Out now by way of 10K Initiatives, the observe leans into its emotional core somewhat than chasing the extremes on which Excision is understood to hold his hat. Constructed on Gryffin’s signature cinematic textures, “Air” opens with vibrant piano chords and luminous synths that swell like a rising tide.
Michaels’ momentous vocals land with actual weight, anchoring the association because it glides right into a drop that’s extra refined surge than full-on explosion. There’s tinctures of Excision’s dubstep affect within the design, particularly within the second drop, nevertheless it’s filtered by a melodic lens to encourage motion with out overwhelming pressure.
To that finish, “Air” appears like a shared imaginative and prescient greater than a conflict of kinds. It is a hovering, anthemic dance file that evokes the cathartic euphoria of early 2010s progressive home whereas staying rooted in fashionable melodic bass.
As Gryffin continues his “PULSE: PHASE 2” tour and heads right into a loaded competition season, “Air” lands like a mission assertion. His first foray into dubstep and co-production with Excision indicators his intent to proceed rising and demonstrating his elite versatility inside a large number of dance music sub-genres.
You possibly can hearken to “Air” under and discover the brand new single on streaming platforms right here.
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