Equal components susceptible and highly effective, “Save Tonight” finds SLANDER and HALIENE becoming a member of forces to cowl the turn-of-the-century alt-rock hit.
Few pairings in melodic bass really feel as inevitable as SLANDER and HALIENE. After teaming up almost a decade in the past to launch “Breathe,” the acclaimed DJ duo and singer-songwriter have reunited for “Save Tonight,” a canopy of Eagle-Eye Cherry’s 1997 alt-rock hit of the identical title.
Out now by way of SLANDER’s Heaven Despatched label, the observe wastes no time establishing its emotional weight. A solitary piano riff opens the door for HALIENE, whose vocals breathe new life into the unique. What begins in restraint quickly erupts right into a hovering efficiency, her voice climbing with urgency as SLANDER’s manufacturing swells beneath.
Quite than counting on maximalist drops, the duo carve out area for HALIENE’s presence to information the association. The primary drop unfurls with a cathartic punch, uplifting with out overwhelming. By the second drop, the depth sharpens as piano chords and digital textures ricochet off each other earlier than one other melodic outpouring.
For HALIENE, it’s her second launch of the 12 months following “Past” with Da Tweekaz. SLANDER, in the meantime, proceed their energetic 2025 after releasing “Damaged Hearted” (with San Holo and Julia Church) and the Reborn EP beneath their techno alias, Earlier than Daybreak.
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