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EDM Watch: Martin Garrix’s new song with Brooks — Byte — is awesome

So it’s 4 a.m. and I’m sitting in the Albuquerque waiting on a 5 a.m. flight to Dallas. Did you know they even had 5 a.m. flights? I didn’t.

I should be tired, but I’m not. You know why? Because I’m listening to Martin Garrix’s new song — a collab with Brooks called “Byte” — and I’m HYPED.

Seriously, this is way better than caffeine (even though no coffee shops are open right now anyway).

Garrix unveiled this song during his Ultra set two weeks ago, and it caught my ear right away (along with all other Garrix fans). I’m so pumped we didn’t even have to wait a month for it to be released.

Byte is decidedly old-school Garrix — sorry if you were expecting another future bass single like “Scared to be Lonely” or “In the Name of Love” — and there are no vocals (it doesn’t need them).

Holy crap, I love this song. Just picture him dropping this at a concert with tens of thousands of happy people jumping up and down, surrounded by fire and smoke and lasers.

You can’t help but get into the beat.

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EDM Watch: Martin Garrix, Scared to be Lonely

Martin Garrix, the world’s No. 1 DJ, has been inching closer to pop crossovers (see: In The Name Of Love). But what I like about his newer stuff is he’s retaining enough of a dance music sound to not totally abandon his brand.

The latest song, Scared To Be Lonely, has a future bass vibe but is very radio-friendly and could be his biggest hit yet. I’m usually wrong in predicting which Garrix songs will take off (I thought “Now That I Found You” and “Together” should be on pop radio), but Scared To Be Lonely feels like it could be played on both KIIS-FM and Sirius/XM’s BPM channel.

Take a listen below to what already feels like a top-five Garrix song among his extensive catalog: