Hurts, Alesso, & Calvin Harris and Mat Zo

Today I am so incredibly happy and excited to share this song with you! This song features three artists that I love so much because of their talent and genius musicianship. Alesso and Calvin Harris are electronic tycoons that bring huge amounts of energy and sick beats. The two of them together brings a really cool mix to the table. Alesso tends to lean more towards the house or trance side of music. He is all about the atmospheric feeling you get when listening to music. I personally think Alesso is a bigger and more influential member of the EDM circuit, as he is one third of one of the biggest groups to exist (Swedish House Mafia). Now Calvn Harris on the other hand tends to lean more towards dance pop. Or electropop. A lot of his work features guest vocals, or he is the guest producer. A lot of the really big hits out right now have Calvin Harris written all over it. So when you put the two of them together, we get this awesome blend of different electronic styles. Now Hurts provides some of the electronic epicness in this song and of course, the lead singer Theo Hutchcraft uses his powerful vocals. Every one of Hurts songs features some spectacular component of Theo Hutchcraft's voice. Sometimes it is the strong power of a belting voice, other times the soft vulnerability of a gentle falsetto. Either way, we get this awesome range of vocal capability. This song is just so freaking phenomenal and I have been listening to it over and over! Today's instrumental song is a really cool and suave song by Mat Zo, and I find it so awesome at how unique and original this song sounds. It can get you up dancing and maybe even get you going a little crazy. Just a fantastic song! I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!

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