Nicky Romero, DubVision and Oaks Resurrect Progressive House Glory in New Single, “Live My Life”

“In the end, Progressive House always wins.”

Those are the words of Nicky Romero, whose new collaboration with DubVision whisks us back to the genre’s golden era, when euphoric drops and unapologetic emotion washed over EDM festivals. Out now via Martin Garrix’s STMPD RCRDS, “Live My Life” is a melancholic reflection on lost love, entwining shimmering synths though a pulsing bassline and aching vocals from Oaks.

The release arrives in the midst of an explosive revival of progressive house music. And while the Dutch compatriots don’t reinvent the genre’s wheel here, they spin it with such finesse that you’ll swear it’s flying.

Memory serves as both muse and tormentor in Oaks’ vocals, which channel a bittersweet alchemy. Grand, doomed and drenched in longing, her anguished lyricism is Romeo and Juliet meets Ibiza sunrise. The chorus, a vow to “live my life for you,” lands like an emotional gut-punch amid Romero and DubVision’s crescendoing production.

Listen to “Live My Life” below and find the new single on streaming platforms here.