Breaking through the noise with his dense new single, "Don't Wake Me Up," Finnish producer Alex Stonebay has your attention instantly with the first kick and featuring the evocative vocals of Tom Øderton. It's an electric dream you'll never wake up from.
Revolving around glistening synths, pounding rhythm, and a melody that gets under your skin, "Don't Wake Me Up" embodies the sensation of floating into a euphoric moment you never want to leave. Whether you're getting love letters at 3 a.m. or lost in a crowd at a summer festival, this track lands it all in the right spot.
Alex Stonebay has been quietly refining his sound in the electronic music landscape and is no stranger to breaking musical barriers. His prior work has teased at hyper-pop intensity, but he tempers high-voltage production here with a more streamlined emotional arc. Sleek yet raw, polished yet heartfelt, "Don't Wake Me Up." The arrangement rocks with the kind of tension and release from a producer in complete control of his craft.
Tom Øderton's strong and honest voice brings a sense of the pained human condition to what is an excellent hook. His voice cuts through Stonebay's dynamic beatscape like butter, and the result is something deeply personal but also universally huge, which is precisely what we'd expect from a soundtrack tailor-made for those late-night drives or a sunset-warmed dancefloor.