In a tradition hooked on velocity and stimulation, The Chainsmokers discover a world that punishes pausing despite the fact that pausing is the one factor that may save us from it.
The Chainsmokers have returned with a brand new EP, Breathe, reminding us that slowing down and rising up aren’t mutually unique.
Opening up concerning the EP’s idea, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart say it serves as a reminder to pause amid our chaotic world, which feels applicable for a duo that’s spent the higher a part of a decade sprinting from pageant phases to Grammy podiums to enterprise capital boardrooms. The challenge argues that we chase highs as a result of the lows really feel insufferable, forgetting that neither state was meant to be everlasting.
“Once we appeared on the names of the songs on this EP, all of them had one thing in frequent with the phrase ‘breathe,’” stated Pall and Taggart. “Past that, the phrase serves as a reminder to take a second to pause when confronted with the calls for of our chaotic world. The group of songs appears like a step on a path to someplace. We aren’t certain the place but. However these 8 songs belong collectively and can permit us to maneuver on to what’s subsequent.”
Breathe arrives as The Chainsmokers’ first long-form challenge since 2024’s No Exhausting Emotions, and if you happen to’ve been following the breadcrumb path of singles, you already know half the tracklist. “Easy,” “White Wine & Adderall,” “Helium” and “Areas” seem alongside 4 recent cuts together with “Veins,” on which the duo reunited with “Don’t Let Me Down” vocalist Daya to rekindle the magic that conjured their first and solely Grammy Award again in 2017.
With home, future bass and entice prospers, the sound revisits The Chainsmokers’ EDM roots after years of manufacturing radio-friendly mega-hits. They mix these pop instincts with a deeper digital pulse in Breathe, displaying off the sort of sonic maturation that occurs while you’ve already conquered the zeitgeist and may lastly exhale.
You’ll be able to take heed to Breathe beneath and discover the brand new EP on streaming platforms right here.
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