Swedish House Mafia returns with Niki & The Dove for vocals ‘Lioness’

It’s been nearly a year since Swedish House Mafia released its last single, “Ray of Solar,” with the hype for more new music from the Swedes being stoked by the trio themselves when they teased “Lioness” during a set at Brooklyn Mirage in April and during Steve Angello’s solo set at Coachella.

Recruiting Swedish electronic duo Niki & The Dove for vocals, the bright, flute-forward song contains shades of the melody from Santigold’s 2008 classic “Shove It” and altogether extends the experimental, pop-forward house music that the legends have embraced since their 2022 comeback album Paradise Again.