As Keys N Krates gear up for their third full-length studio album, IN:TENSION, due out November 10, the trio today delivers the next piece of the project, the blissfully dizzying house track “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” featuring Dana Williams. The new single is out now via MNRK/Last Gang Records.
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In addition to the new single, Keys N Krates today also reveal the special guest on the album, who is none other than R&B superstar Ciara, set to appear on the piano house-driven “Fantasy.” These are entirely new, original vocals from the GRAMMY Award winning artist, and the first time she’s taken on pure house music in such a fashion.
With “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” Keys N Krates pull up with their signature heavy percussion, complemented by a wavy synth line and the jazzy nonchalance of Dana Wlliams’ vocals. The new track adds to the comprehensive profile of house music the trio has put out with their album singles thus far, with the deep “Need Your Love,” the heavy “Higher,” the sassy “What Girls Do,” the funky “Say You Love Me,” and the disco-leaning “Get Up.” In addition to their debut on Defected Records, “What You Done” with Rochelle Jordan), Keys N Krates has shown that their new house-driven direction, which is inspired by their lifelong musical influences Masters At Work and Armand Van Helden, fits them to a T.
“I Can’t Make You Love Me” is a club thumper for everyone getting out and moving past relationships weighing them down. The cool, calm, and collected vocals from Dana Williams meet a hypnotic club thumper of a beat influenced by tribal house sounds and baile funk. Subtle and hard-hitting all at once, this tune is about forward motion in one’s life in the coolest way possible.” — Keys N Krates
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A new milestone for the esteemed trio, IN:TENSION encapsulates the true definition of their style better than ever before. Since gaining notoriety during the mid-2010s—then producing more EDM & trap-influenced sounds—Keys N Krates have carefully molded their sound to fit their own tastes, and they’ve done so without sacrificing their signature composition of sampling, synths/keys, and percussion. The new record, which arrives this fall, will serve as a perfect union between their deep-rooted love for house music and their earliest hip-hop origins.
1. Feeling Something
2. I Can’t Make You Love Me (ft. Dana Williams)
3. Fantasy (ft. Ciara)
4. What Girls Do
5. Get Up
6. Say You Love Me
7. Overdrive (ft. Lion Babe)
8. I Know
9. Need Your Love (ft. Taite Imogen)
10. Upright Madness (ft. Aaron Carl)
11. Higher
12. Final Word
Since forming over a decade ago in their native Toronto, Keys N Krates have carved their own path in music, melding the realms of hip-hop, electronic, and beyond. The group — composed of drummer Adam Tune, keyboardist David Matisse, and turntablist Jr. Flo — has built a venerable reputation as one of the leading live electronic acts today on the strength of their onstage instrumentation and energetic sets. With a new vision for what kind of energy they want to stir up on the dancefloor, Keys N Krates have been taking the stage on their IN:TENSION Tour from behind the decks, delivering DJ sets that mirror the sound of the new album. Check out glimpses from their recent stop at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere rooftop.
Keys N Krates Upcoming Tour Dates
November 10 – Q Nightclub, Seattle, WA
November 11 – Wild Buffalo, Bellingham, WA
November 17 – El Club, Detroit, MI
November 18 – Sound Bar, Chicago IL
November 30 – It’ll Do, Dallas, TX
December 1 – The Loft, Minneapolis, MN
December 2 – Liquid, Madison, WI
December 9 – Velvet Underground, Toronto, Canada
December 15 – Elsewhere, Brooklyn, NY
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