Tropical house continues to breeze happily across the global electronic dance music landscape. Dutch foursome The 004 are among the latest to hop on the train for this particular popular music genre being championed these days by everyone from superstar EDM DJ/producers such as Kygo and Alex Adair to pop royalty like Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. In this same regard and riding the tropical house wave, The 004 have unveiled their uplifting EDM track “Song for Me” featuring fellow Dutch musician K3Y5HIFT3R.
“Song for Me” beams with positivity both sonically and lyrically. The 004 have been releasing innovative music for a decade now with original members Kelly Fernald, Mike van Doorn and Janet Schalkwijk plus now new member Gita Hoogers. On this time around, they take things up a notch by collaborating with K3Y5HIFT3R and his unique brand of electropop-infused EDM. The heartfelt messaging of “Song for Me” is heard at the onset with van Doorn singing sincerely how “life goes by and I wanna make it count.” Schalkwijk quickly joins in belting out the anthemic chorus to “arise, enjoy your life!” The powerful vocals and lyrics are ideal for KY35HIFT3R to provide the perfect “Song for Me” soundscape via his intoxicating style of melodic electronica. Continuing the self empowerment theme, Fernald lets listeners know it’s a “brand new day” while Hoogers confidently tells us with unabashed assurance that “I’m gonna sing this song for me.”
It’s no secret how electronica is going way beyond the dance floor and even changing the format of the radio waves as well as how we think of music in general today. Artists like The 004 and K3Y5HIFT3R are among the trailblazing artists paving the way. It is indeed a brand new day as “Song for Me” rightfully suggests.