Hardwell's Frantic New Banger Is the Soundtrack to Your Quarter-Life Disaster: Hearken to "XTC"

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Hardwell‘s new single does not provide solutions—only a floor-thumping invitation to lose your self within the search.

Since resurrecting his storied profession after the tip of a four-year hiatus, Hardwell has strayed from his uplifting anthems of yesteryear in favor of a darker sound, which has turned him into an architect of spine-chilling, escapist bangers. His newest launch, “XTC,” is a blinding growth of that strategy.

The monitor finds Hardwell descending into the underbelly of techno with an uncompromising bassline and kick drums that pierce like ice towards naked pores and skin. In the meantime, the lyrics crackle with existential angst, a sardonic “life’s a game” countered by the determined plea for escape: “I need some fire.” At a breakneck BPM of 140, its frantic rhythm mirrors that inner battle, thrumming with a stressed power.

“XTC” arrives over a yr after its debut on the 2023 Extremely Music Pageant, the place Hardwell dropped a sometimes riveting DJ set. The monitor is now formally out on the Dutch dance music legend’s influential Revealed Recordings, which not too long ago dropped its 1,000th launch.

Try our embracive interview with Hardwell in regards to the label’s 14-year evolution right here.

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