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OTR Opens Up About His Latest Album, Musical Evolution, Upcoming Tour, And Beyond!
After months of waiting, OTR’s brand new album ‘Be Quiet, They’re Listening’ has finally been released. To celebrate the release of this album, we had the pleasure of catching up with the talented OTR. In this conversation, we’ll be diving into the makings of his newest album, written partly during the pandemic, and exploring the exciting journey of creating an album compared to releasing singles among other topics.
Hey OTR, thanks for speaking with us, how are you doing today?
Just played a show last night and had a 6am flight so I’m in recovery mode but doing well!
Let’s kick things off with your latest single ‘Leave You Behind’, how has it been to see the overwhelming positive response to this release?
I was nervous because it’s definitely more of a downtempo song compared to the others but seeing people connect with it has been such a huge relief. Songs tend to take on new meanings after they’re released and this one just feels like summer thanks to how people are treating it.
Can you give me a little insight into how this album has come about?
Half of it was written during the pandemic so it was a little unconventional. I think everyone had to relearn how to go about doing their jobs but once things started opening up, my process became more streamlined. I traveled to London once to work with some artists that inspired me at the time, then wrapped up the writing process in LA towards the end of 2022.
Which single from this album are you most excited for the world to hear?
I’m most excited for people to hear “In The Summer”. It feels like an elevation of the different sonic elements throughout my project all in one song.
This is your second album that you’ve created. Did you do anything different compared to your first album?
This time around I was working with more analog synths (since I could afford a few of them finally) and had the time thanks to the pandemic to learn how they worked.
Can you give me some insight into the process of creating an album, compared to releasing singles?
Writing an album in general is such an arduous process compared to just writing one single. A single is like one sentence out of context while an album is akin to a short story. But as a vision takes hold and a few songs are written that all feel like they’re part of the same “story”, it’s easy to feel where the gaps are. Being able to fill those gaps and surprise oneself as an artist is what writing an album is all about. There’s an element to experimenting and pushing the boundaries that can’t really exist when writing just one song.
You’re about to embark on a North American headline tour this September, how excited are you to hit the road?
I’m so excited! I finally get to meet people who have been listening to my music. I’ve played a few shows and it still amazes me that people are out there and listening. Despite having two full albums out, the pandemic prevented me from connecting with my audience at that level.
Thanks for taking the time to speak with us, do you have anything else you’d like to say to our readers?
Thanks for the lovely questions!
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Finnish Duo Thomas Will Release 10th Anniversary Album ‘In House We Trust’
Thomas Will have had an astonishing music career since forming in 2016 making this year their 10th anniversary. To celebrate this huge milestone they’ve released the brand-new album ‘In House We Trust.’
The album is a spectacular display of everything that’s made Thomas Will so successful over the years with an incredibly impressive amalgamation of styles. ‘In House We Trust’ has influences from the worlds of future rave, deep house, progressive house, and many more genres which Tuomas Hukkanen and Wili-Veikko Nuutinen have brought together expertly. Their signature festival house style shines with their caption on Spotify for the album encapsulating the albums energy perfectly, “For the dancefloors.”
The opening track ‘For You’ kicks off the album with a sound tailor made for festivals which continues into the next few tracks. ‘Coutoure’ is a real high point on the album with an incredibly catchy bassline that’s sure to get fists pumping. The album then shifts more towards progressive house with the wonderfully euphoric ‘Back To Me’ and ‘Got No Love’ which add another dimension to ‘In House We Trust.’ Each song has new unique leads and bass sounds keeping each song feeling fresh showing the creative capabilities of Thomas Will. They display every bit of skill that’s come to be expected from the seasoned producers who always deliver immaculate dancefloor energy.
‘In House We Trust’ is a perfect celebration of Thomas Will’s illustrious career and shows why they’ve been so highly regarded over the last 10 years. Here’s to the next 10 years of fantastic festival house from the Finnish duo.
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New EDM Friday July 10: Armin van Buuren, Kaskade & More
New EDM Friday July 10 brings new music from Armin van Buuren, Silver Panda, Kaskade, Crankdat, HUGEL, Bryson Tiller, and more.
New EDM Friday July 10 brings together new singles, collaborations, EP releases, and crossover records covering melodic techno, house, bass music, Latin house, and big room. From Armin van Buuren and Silver Panda with Here In My Arms (Enjoy The Silence) to Kaskade and Crankdat with A Little Bit, HUGEL and Bryson Tiller with Temptation, and Chris Lake and Tiga with Party Time, these are the tracks you should not miss on this week’s New EDM Friday.
Armin van Buuren & Silver Panda – Here In My Arms (Enjoy The Silence)
Armin van Buuren and Silver Panda release Here In My Arms (Enjoy The Silence), a melodic techno rework of the Depeche Mode classic. The track keeps the emotional pull of the original while building around driving rhythms and atmospheric production, giving one of electronic music’s most covered songs a current club direction. The collaboration had already been featured in sets at major events including EDC, Ultra Miami, Stade de France, and Ushuaïa Ibiza before its official release, pairing Armin van Buuren’s large scale festival energy with Silver Panda’s fast rising melodic sound. With a legendary source record and one of trance’s biggest names meeting the melodic techno space, Here In My Arms (Enjoy The Silence) opens New EDM Friday July 10 with one of the week’s biggest releases.
Kaskade & Crankdat – A Little Bit
Kaskade and Crankdat release A Little Bit, the first ever collaboration between the two after its debut during Kaskade’s return to Coachella 2026. The set marked his first solo appearance at the festival in over a decade and introduced his ORIGIN // album era, with Crankdat joining him onstage midway through to debut the track live for the first time. The record brings together two different eras of electronic music, pairing Kaskade’s cinematic, emotionally driven production with Crankdat’s high impact bass design. For Kaskade, the release extends the ORIGIN // narrative first introduced at Coachella, while for Crankdat it marks another milestone in a career defining year. With a Coachella debut moment now arriving as an official release, A Little Bit gives New EDM Friday July 10 one of its biggest crossover collaborations between house and bass.
HUGEL & Bryson Tiller – Temptation
HUGEL and Bryson Tiller release Temptation through Make The Girls Dance Records, the first single from the special edition of HUGEL’s debut album Twenty One arriving this fall. The track blends HUGEL’s signature Latin house sound with Bryson Tiller’s smooth vocals, built around warm piano, soulful melodies, and groove driven production. The collaboration lands during major runs for both artists, with HUGEL coming off Twenty One debuting at number one on Spotify’s Top Albums chart while holding down his weekly Make The Girls Dance residency at Hï Ibiza, and Tiller fresh from the ten year anniversary of T R A P S O U L and the announcement of his Neo Trapsoul Tour. With HUGEL continuing to unite dance music with R&B and pop through world class collaborators, Temptation adds one of the week’s strongest crossover releases to New EDM Friday July 10.
Chris Lake & Tiga ft. Aatig – Party Time
Chris Lake and Tiga release Party Time with Aatig through Black Book Records, a first time collaboration between two of dance music’s most distinctive names. The track is built on a pulsating rhythm, a tightly wound groove, and Aatig’s instantly memorable vocal lines, with Chris Lake’s precision engineered production meeting Tiga’s forward thinking edge. Party Time had already become a standout moment in both artists’ sets, with Tiga dropping it during Chris Lake’s sold out Under The K Bridge run in New York, where the pair shared the bill. The release follows a landmark June for Chris Lake, who sold more than 55,000 tickets across five sold out headline shows in New York City and Los Angeles. With an established club figure like Tiga joining one of house music’s biggest current names, Party Time adds a peak time club release to New EDM Friday July 10.
Blanke – PART III – AWAKENING (EP)
Blanke releases PART III – AWAKENING, the third instalment in the EP series leading toward his debut album arriving later this year. The two track project moves the story from collapse toward renewal after PART II – SKYFIRE, with Sunrise featuring JEX showing one of Blanke’s most melodic and emotionally resonant productions to date and Synchronise reconnecting with the heavier midtempo influences that defined his early sound. Blanke describes the EP as capturing rebirth, regeneration, and hope, with the two tracks acting as opposite sides of the same message. The release arrives during a defining year that includes his Far From Home co-headline tour with Virtual Riot and the continued rise of his drum and bass alias ÆON:MODE. With the debut album drawing closer, PART III – AWAKENING gives New EDM Friday July 10 its main bass entry.
Hardwell & Bassjackers – Bang On The Drums
Hardwell and Bassjackers release Bang On The Drums through Revealed Recordings, bringing one of Hardwell’s most played IDs of the year into official release. The track debuted on the Ultra Miami 2026 mainstage and has stayed in circulation through his sets since, including EDC Mexico and EDC Las Vegas, building demand across months of festival appearances. The collaboration reunites two long running names from the Dutch big room world, with Bassjackers returning to the Revealed catalogue on a record built for mainstage moments. Compared to the club and crossover releases elsewhere on this week’s list, Bang On The Drums keeps the festival side of the roundup covered. With months of live circulation finally landing as an official release, Bang On The Drums closes out the main entries on New EDM Friday July 10.
Honorable Mentions:
22Bullets, Bruno Martini – Cobra
3 Are Legend ft. Imogen Heap – What You Say
Adriatique, Rhys from the Sticks – Coming Home
Alpha9 – Dark Matter
Andrew Rayel, Sara Phillips – Till Forever
Audien ft. Shaun Farrugia – High Hopes
Becky G – EPA (Don Diablo Remix)
Ben Nicky, Fahjah, Giin, Aurede – Be With You
Borgeous – In Da Booth
Cassian & AR/CO – Come To Life
CamelPhat & Volkoder – Unique Moment
CERES, KURA – Rave Therapy (EP)
Chris Avantgarde – Hyperreal (Album)
Crankdat, Kaskade – A Little Bit
Cristoph, Michael Anthony – Spacer
Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman x Kevin De Vries – Before You Go
DJ Pauly D, Capri Everitt – Lost
Eli Brown – Electrify
Ian Carey vs. Sam Feldt ft. Mkaya & RANI – Keep On Rising
James Hurr, Tita Lau – Sweat
Joel Corry – Whisper
John O’Callaghan – The First Sip
KAAZE – Redline (EP)
Koven – hEarTbeAt
Kygo, Max McNown – Take Me Back
Markus Schulz, Dauby, UUFO – Perfect
Matrick – Devotion
Neelix – Die Welt steht still
Nifra – Say Say Say
Roland Clark, Tenacious – Alright
Sarah De Warren – What U Like (EP)
Shiba San, Zack Darza – Touch Me
SIDEPIECE & 95 South – Can I Ride
YOTTO, Something Good – Good Time (Clothes Off)
Zerb, Swae Lee, Halle Abadi – Metallic Lips
Stream all the new music on Spotify and Audiomack to hear the full New EDM Friday playlist.
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Nazlı Can Releases New Single ‘Sweetest Dreams’
Nazlı Can returns with ‘Sweetest Dreams’, a radiant dance-pop single following her UK Music Week Dance Chart Top 10 success with ‘Party Tonight’.
Following on from her UK Music Week Dance Chart Top 10 success with ‘Party Tonight’ last year , Nazlı Can returns with ‘Sweetest Dreams’, a radiant dance-pop release that captures the essence of uplifting emotion and irresistible feel-good energy. Written by Nazlı Can, Nick Halkes, and Shelly Poole, the single marks an exciting new chapter for an artist whose journey is building momentum with each step
At its heart, ‘Sweetest Dreams’ was created to evoke joy. Built around a message of positivity and warmth , the track channels the kind of energy that listeners don’t just hear; they feel. Wrapped in polished dance production from Nick Reach Up and Dancing Divaz, who are no strangers to success, and driven by an uplifting spirit, the single reflects Nazlı Can’s instinct for creating music that connects both emotionally and on the dancefloor
That sense of connection is rooted in a lifelong relationship with music. Nazlı Can began her musical journey at a young age through classical piano training. While her professional path later expanded into law and academia, music has always remained a constant in her life. In time, that passion evolved into writing and recording her own material and so the journey continues.
With ‘Sweetest Dreams’, Nazlı Can doesn’t simply continue her momentum; she elevates it. Armed with a growing catalogue, proven chart credibility, and a clear artistic vision, she is emerging as an artist to watch within the contemporary dance-pop space. Bright, assured, and emotionally magnetic, Nazlı Can is stepping into her next era with style, substance, and unmistakable intent.
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