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  • Claptone & Seal collaborate on breathtaking single, ‘Just A Ghost’

    Claptone & Seal collaborate on breathtaking single, ‘Just A Ghost’

    House music artist Claptone collaborates with famed vocalist Seal on a breathtaking new dance track, “Just A Ghost” which is available to stream/download via Different Recordings / [PIAS]. 

    Claptone & Seal – Just A Ghost

    Opening with gorgeous piano melodies below the deep soulful voice of famed singer/songwriter Seal, “Just A Ghost” is an emotive dance release with harmonic chord progressions and pop-infused elements. Captivating with velvety vocals and an infectious hook, the track soars with heartwrenching lyrics that radiate a message of holding onto the one you love. This track marks Seal’s first original material in six years.

    “The deep sensuality in Seal’s voice has always kept me under its spell, and of course the mystique around his persona. No doubt the stars aligned when Seal and I were working on ‘Just A Ghost.’… By introducing him to the deep, emotive and powerful sound of Claptone my aim was to lead him back to his very own roots, to an electronic club infused but soulful sound. And I needed to do that without sacrificing the strong musical identity he built for himself over the past decades.”

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    “Just A Ghost” marks Claptone’s latest single for his third album, Closer, which is co-produced by Stuart Price.  It sits alongside previous album singles, “Zero,” “My Night” feat. APRE and “Wake Up” feat James Vincent McMorrow which were all unveiled earlier this year.

  • Claptone announces star-studded third studio album, ‘Closer’

    Claptone announces star-studded third studio album, ‘Closer’

    Masked DJ/producer Claptone announces his third forthcoming studio album, Closer will be released on November 12 via Different Recordings / PIAS and will feature a string of star-studded collaborations including pop stars Barry Manilow and Seal. To pre-save Closer, please click here.

    Joining Claptone on the album, Closer  will be a plethora of global collaborators including Peter Bjorn and John on “Satellite,” Seal on “Just A Ghost,”  and Barry Manilow featured on the standout album track, “Nobody.” The album will also feature the likes of Mayer Hawthorne, Mansionair, APRE, Dizzy, SPELLES, Lau.Ra, Two Another and long-time Claptone collaborator, Nathan Nicholson, ex-singer of The Boxer Rebellion. 

    Co-produced by three-time Grammy-winning artist Stuart Price, Closer has been an album three years in the making and shines a light on Claptone’s next development in sound.  The album will follow the artist’s 2018 LP, Fantast, and his 2015 debut, Charmer.   

    “Closer is about the joy and sometimes the pain of being human. It’s an ode to togetherness as well as empowerment, to heartache as well as bliss. I celebrate emotions. I allow myself to get closer to human beings and be human on the quest for my soul. Charmer was merely an introduction from a mystic being coming out of the shadows. On Fantast, I tried to find my roots in nature, and it was more of an escapist album, whereas Closer embraces people and the universe inside them.”

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    Claptone – Wake Up

    Providing a sneak peek into the album, the artist has announced the release of a brand-new single “Wake Up” which is available to stream/download now.  Featuring the soulful vocals of Platinum-selling singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow, the single is an inspirationally charged anthem that showcases Claptone’s trademark house sound.  

    “Let ‘Wake Up’ conquer your heart with intensely deep and honest lyrics on a bed of garage bass with a side of powerful uplifting piano stabs. There’s a yearning deeply rooted in too many months of isolation, emotional congestion that erupts on the dancefloor of the first festival after far too long. James Vincent McMorrow’s wonderfully soft, husky soul voice on this piece of vintage 90s pop-house evokes moments of happiness and melancholia at the same time.” 

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    This announcement follows the release of other recent album singles “Zero,” “Golden” with Two Another, and “My Night” with APRE that saw their debut earlier this year.

  • Sonny Fodera, Just Kiddin & Lilly Ahlberg collaborate on ‘Closer’

    Sonny Fodera, Just Kiddin & Lilly Ahlberg collaborate on ‘Closer’

    Sonny Fodera, Just Kiddin, and Lilly Ahlberg join forces on a new uplifting single “Closer” which is available to stream/download now via Astralwerks. 

    Sonny Fodera & Just Kiddin ft. Lilly Ahlberg – Closer

    Opening with a breathtaking vocal by Lilly Ahlberg, “Closer” is an enchanting new release with uplifting melodies paired perfectly with summer stylings.  Showcasing Sonny Fodera’s trademark house sound, the release is fueled by harmonic piano chords and buoyant rhythms.  Delivering intoxicating energy throughout its entirety, the single sweeps listeners away with enrapturing delight. 

    This track follows Fodera’s recent smash collaboration with Diplo on “Turn Back Time” which has garnered over 50 million streams over the past six months.  The artist also recently announced that he will be joining Gorgon City for a number of UK shows with his brand Back To Love.  The artist will also be embarking on a solo headline tour later this year which includes a venerable performance at Printworks London.

    Sonny Fodera is an Australian dance music artist who has amassed over a hundred million streams for his massive catalog of releases that include collaborations with the likes of MK & Cajmere.  He has sold out a number of tours in the UK and the United States including headlining shows at The Shrine in Los Angeles and Avant Gardener in NYC.