Here’s to a magical Friday listening to a magical Trance piece.
What a year it’s been for Above & Beyond fans. After receiving the news of a new album, the release of its first single (praised worldwide and thought of as the trio’s true comeback after Lockdown), a Coachella performance in which Tony, Jono and Paavo performed together much like their yearly ABGTs (the only time they do so in the year), now we get a new single lifted from Bigger Than All Of Us, their upcoming LP.
And following the footsteps of ‘Quicksand (Don’t Go)’, the previously released piece, this one is also written and sung by one of the most iconic voices in Trance, Zoë Johnston, a vocalist who’s also lent her magical voice to projects from the likes of Faithless and Bent. Out today via Anjunabeats, ‘Carry Me Home‘ is a beautifully composed piece, which melts the heartstrings both instrumentally and lyrically.
‘Carry Me Home’
You really can’t go wrong with the A&BxZJ pairing. It’s proven to be among their most successful partnerships in all of the band’s 25 years of history, with worldwide hits — and defining A&B anthems — such as ‘Good For Me’ from their debut album Tri-State, ‘We’re All We Need’, the lead single from their 2015 album fittingly named We Are All We Need, and even their first-ever work together, ‘No One On Earth’, from 2004.
If ‘Quicksand’ tells the heartbreaking story of having to accept the inevitable loss of a loved one in their last moments, ‘Carry Me Home’ uplifts your spirit, singing the tale of that person who comes to your life to put the colours in the canvas you’ve drawn out of your experiences. The track talks about that special someone who, as the lyrics say, lifts you up.
And the bed the words lie down in this time is also very uplifting to all of us who look back at the 80s as a period of golden music and joyful nostalgia: ‘Carry Me Home’ follows the path Above & Beyond took when writing their 2021 single with Justine Suissa, ‘Almost Home’. With an approach that is perhaps less “Big-Roomey” than other productions of theirs, this track centres itself around a very catchy vocal hook to get you singing, and its instruments portray a very eighties-inspired layout, with a large snare, eighth notes for a bass pattern, warm analogue elements, and acoustic guitar fills. It’s a lovely blend of everything we love: the emotion-packed nature of the Trance trio, and the sounds of, perhaps, the greatest decade of music. Come fight me.
Listen to Above & Beyond and Zoë Johnston‘s brand-new ‘Carry Me Home’, by hitting the ‘Play‘ button on the Spotify player below. Also, click here to support the release on your platform of choice. Be sure to follow our page to stay up to date on the latest news and views regarding our beloved Dance music industry.
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