Phrases by Alex Lambeau, Zach Salafia, and Ross Goldenberg.
New music highlights from Dancing Astronaut’s Artists to Watch in 2025:
Will Clarke – Burn This Metropolis (DREYA V Remix)
After formally saying her rebrand as DREYA V — beforehand MISS DRE — she’s again to remix what she described as considered one of her favourite tracks off of Will Clarke’s album, Midnight Mass. Launched by way of Armada, DREYA V’s “Burn This Metropolis” remix comes as her first launch underneath the brand new moniker and follows her authentic single, and debut launch on MEDUZA’s AETERNA file label from earlier this yr, “Gentle The Fireplace.”
Y do I & Anyma – The Finish Of Genesys
Y do I had but to seem on 2025’s launch scoreboard however their first time doing so couldn’t have been a extra impactful launch. Serving because the title observe to Anyma’s The Finish Of Genesys album — which can also be out in full as of Might 30 — Y do I and Anyma’s collaboration soundtracked the opening moments of the latter’s historic run at Sphere Las Vegas that started on the finish of 2024. And 5 months later, “The Finish Of Genesys” has arrived in all of its glory, with Y do I wholly reconfirming their Artist to Watch denomination with a manufacturing lead that deserves its personal paragraph.
Aaron Hibell – S.O.S.
A file over a yr within the making, “S.O.S.” had initially debuted throughout Aaron Hibell‘s Chosen Classes set in Iceland, and it now arrives as his latest album single. Impressed by Radiohead’s “All the things In Its Proper Place,” “S.O.S.” arrives on the heels of his Cercle Odyssey minimize, “Odyssey,” which Hibell created because the soundtrack to the present of the identical identify. As for Hibell’s upcoming plans past music, he’s set to open for Ben Böhmer throughout Cercle’s cease in Paris.
Riordan – Straight From The Underground
Riordan is continuous a stellar launch run in 2025 along with his fourth supply prior to now 5 months, “Straight From The Underground.” Contemporary off a date at EDC Las Vegas — the place he performed in primetime hours only a yr after securing one of many opening slots of the competition — Riordan has undeniably constructed a case to be one of the crucial promising acts within the present home music panorama.
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ARTBAT & MORTEN – Tradition
Following the huge success of their first collaboration with Bonn — which garnered over 20 million streams and have become an on the spot competition staple — ARTBAT and Morten have reunited for a strong “Hole” sequel, “Tradition.” Out now on Insomniac Data, the reunion continues a high-impact partnership between two international forces in dance music, with MORTEN bringing his signature mainstage-ready power and ARTBAT delivering their unmistakable melodic edge. “Tradition” has been a fixture in ARTBAT’s units offering fan-favorite moments at Extremely Miami, Extremely Buenos Aires, EDC Las Vegas, and extra.
Discip – Uncooked Management
To say that Discip has been on a scorching streak this previous yr could be a disservice to him. After delivering “Thoughts Video games” again in April, Discip has returned with one other simple stay weapon, turning to Chris Lake’s Black E book Data for the supply of “Uncooked Management.” And it’s simple to see why Discip’s newest caught Lake’s eye to grow to be the most recent label signing, with the aptly named launch furthering his unmistakable manufacturing degree.
Mesto & Vluarr – At Night time / Gemini
Mesto and Vluarr are not any collaborative strangers, with the 2 having already delivered a pair of crossovers relationship again to 2022 with “The place Do We Go” and final yr’s “Over Quickly.” And in 2025, Mesto has reunited as soon as extra with the Dancing Astronaut Artist to Watch alumni so as to add to their musical lineage, returning to STMPD RECORDS for not one however two choices. On the discharge’s A-Facet, “At Night time” — a stay staple for each artists over the previous few months — takes a grittier, hard-hitting method whereas the B-Facet “Gemini” opts for a lighthearted, melodic. contact
Michael Bibi – Lil Freaky
To have fun a milestone 100 releases for Strong Grooves — and celebrating a decade since he and PAWSA co-founded the label — Michael Bibi has returned with “Lil Freaky,” his second launch of 2025 and the lead single from the Solid Grooves Summer time Sampler VA. Arriving simply forward of the crew’s summer time takeover at DC10 Ibiza, the compilation brings collectively Strong Grooves’ core household, spanning from early contributors like Dennis Cruz and Reelow to rising stars shaping the label’s subsequent chapter. With “Lil Freaky,” Bibi units the tone for a venture that honors a decade of dancefloor dominance whereas pushing full steam into the longer term.
Featured picture: Sphere Las Vegas
Classes: Music
