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Saturday, February 15, 2025

Review #2,061: Promo Only "Dance Radio March 2025"

Reviewed on 2.15.2025 (Review #2,061)
 
 
Excited I’ve reached anotha Promo Only review & am even more excited ta announce that this month marks 19 whoppin’ years of reviewin’!! Started with Cascada’s Everytime We Touch CD & here we are, 2,059 reviewz followin’ that one! I’m 19 years older! I’m so glad I still love this, but only love this fa tha dance music, nowadayz! Dance Radio March 2025 iz now here & looks like it’s awesome! I recognize some of tha tracks, includin’ some awesome memories already made wit ‘em!! Even got Killa McClain flyin’ my way, next Saturday, as we continue our musical journey through Connecticut & hopefully, Atlantic City! Can’t wait till next Saturday!! Oh yea, due to my high, can I detect that Anyma & Ellie Goulding have tha 1st track on this review? *Checks*… Start Tyme: 12:19 PM | End Tyme: 1:54 PM
 
 
Disclaimer: I type how I wanna type (frequent use of “tha” instead of “the,” “iz” instead of “is,” “a”-ending words instead of “er,” and a few others). I rate each song from 1.0 – 5.0; each rating iz my own opinion! I only please myself wit my ratings! As long as it’s jammin’ enough for me to like it, I like it how I wanna like it! I look for beats, then vocals, and then lyrics. To determine my favorites, I will differ tha 4.0 ratings. If a song gets at least a 4.0 rating from me, I love it already. If at least a 4.6 rating, I pretty much really love it, as it’s considered mindblowin’ when I hear it! Any song can earn up to a maximum of a 5.0 rating. Anything I type before “ >>> ” iz what I’m sayin’ before I listen to tha song; anything after I type “ >>> ” iz what I think of tha song while I’m listening to it. Sometymes, I may not rate a song too high on its first listen, but in tha future, I could be playin’ it more than a higher-rated song…
 
© 2025 Review (Review #2,061) reviewed on 2.15.2025 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.
 
 
01. Dom Dolla feat. Daya “Dreamin’”
Label: Three Six Zero/Columbia
Shocker!! Fooled me, lol! What a way ta start, with 134 BPM & this collab!! Luv how when I saw it premiere on SiriusXM, I didn’t even listen to it, scanned its BPM & instantly thought, “girl$ (Part 2)”?! Added it to my playlist without even hearin’ it! Those Hawaii memories wit Killa McClain & “girl$” bein’ in rotation are way too priceless! Now, we got this one kickin’ this edition off & a 2025 version of those 2024 tymes bein’ channeled, here…! With that bein’ said, luvin’ tha dance/house vibes of Daya, here, just continuously deliverin’ tha chorus! Then, D-Dolla comes through with tha awesome drop at 0:29!! Definitely sounds like a “girl$ (Part 2)”, only with regular-pitched vocals. Hope this one becomes a big one, in tha dance world! Tha mainstream should appreciate it, too! Daya done left plenty of marks in tha industry! Luvin’ tha dark-soundin’ vibe it gives me, as well as tha Hawaii-type future of mine! Killa & I thinkin’ ‘bout Saint Croix, fa my upcomin’ birthday…! That would be a dope experience, especially fa me ta play back all tha females in dance I listened to, from June 21, 2024 – June 20, 2025!! My favorite day: June 21st; my birthday!! My Current Rating: 4.7
 
 
02. Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas “Tell Me”
Label: Solotoko
Definitely feelin’ these new-new tracks that just dropped last week, ya heard me?! Definitely feelin’ Sonny’s energy & Clementine’s unstoppable vocals! So glad she’s got so many tracks, via so many features!! Definitely feelin’ how Sonny keeps his piano-house vibes goin’ till tha pre-chorus kicks in…! Anticipates you with those awesome vocals of Clementine, waitin’ for tha words of “Tell Me” to appear! I feel her! Awesome two verses from her & I hope this one does awesome, in tha dance world! Gotta have Sonny & definitely gotta continuously have Clementine in our current lives of ’25!! My Current Rating: 4.5
 
 
03. 22Bullets & Martin Jensen “Pharmacy”
Label: Robbins
HUGE anticipation level fa this new Robbins track & 133 on tha BPM!! Hope it’s in my favor of excitement!!! >>> Definitely feelin’ tha fastness in tha beginnin’ & wow, got tha “drugs” in tha lyrics & content! Pretty trippy!! Neva considered myself an addict, luckily & am glad ta be 19 years deep in this review game, ya heard me?! Cool lil’ chorus, includin’ tha “Ibuprofen” references! Wow @ tha chorus to tha drop kick-in!! All off tha “Ibuprofen,” huh, lmao?! Definitely a song ta boost up whateva you cravin’ in life, ya heard me?! Definitely feelin’ this house vibe; luv tha energy, of course!! Lmao @ tha “Ibuprofen” chopped vocals, on tha 2nd beat climax!! At 01:41!! Holy—whoa!! Gotta luv this one!! My Rating: 4.7
 
 
04. Linska “Bad Boy”
Label: REALM
Luv that this one gettin’ more exposure & I gave it a try, b4 my Philadelphia getaway… Definitely glad I added it, courtesy of Diplo’s Revolution, ya heard me?! She seems like a dope female DJ, with her London roots! Those Philly tymes wit my dawg, Killa McClain, goin’ thru tha Versace stores, King Of Prussia Mall & more! That’s where this song iz already nostalgic & iz gonna keep tha big/betta moments goin’, ya heard me?! Luv that she mixes these vocal samples together, to make her tha “Bad Boy”! Definitely feelin’ tha energy she puts in to tha track, includin’ tha dark-soundin’ drop at 0:44! Tha 132 BPM-type energy iz pure awesomeness!! Cool drop & anotha awesome female DJ ta progress us through some musically-awesome tymes, mixed with some survivin’-tha-dark tymes! My Current Rating: 4.4
 
 
05. Vicetone “Dive In”
Label: Departed
Can’t wait fa this new one from them!! Forgot ta mention when “Celebrate” was on tha December 2024 edition, it was a whole decade of them on PO, courtesy of tha December 2014 edition of “United We Dance”! Tha song was later tha song playin’ on my playlist, while I tried my 1st edible, on Long Island, on January 15, 2015 @ 11:28 PM! You can see how I still crave their music & anticipate their releases, ova a decade later!! >>> Kickin’ off with an excitin’, mysterious female, in tha instant-started intro…! Thought it was gonna be one of their “Celebrate” anthems, but this on their euphoric/female-feelin’ goosebumps feelin’! Like Killa McClain say, “Most definitely!” Luv tha chorus part, includin’ tha awesome drop at 0:44 or around there! Tha excitement set me thru tha roof!! Gotta luv it to tha maximum!! Definitely feelin’ these verses & tha energy of this track!! Oh, tha drop finna drop a 2nd tyme!! Definitely what’s up!! Definitely feelin’ tha strength of this one, to tha maximum!! I feel like it deserves tha ***PERFECT RATING***, based off my feelings!! My Rating: 5.0
 
 
06. Kideko & A-Trak “Loving You”
Label: Ultra
This one nice; kinda “Loving” it, right nah…! Luv how I walk thru tha nearest casino where I’m at, use my freeplay & then, find money layin’ in tha machines! Shit’s euphoric, pure & unbelievable!! With that bein’ said, as far as this track, I’m feelin’ tha A-Trak-based music/samplin’, here… I literally thought this was Eliza Rose or somethin’, on tha vocals, while I was tryna guess who it was… Turns out ta be this, with a bunch of samplin’… I’m feelin’ it, especially since it’s at 132 BPM, nowhere-near boring!! Luv that continuous energy! Power of a Duck—would ya think, lol? Duck Sauce, that iz! Can’t wait till they have some faster-soundin’ releases, in tha future…! Fa now, this one definitely nice ta kick tha year off…! My Current Rating: 4.4
 
 
07. Tiësto feat. Oaks “I Follow Rivers”
Label: Atlantic
Lol, straight-up Atlantic on tha signin’, here, without tha Musical Freedom… Remakin’ my alternative girl, Lykke Li, from tha early 2010’s! Can’t believe those tymes are bein’ remade, already! Seems like yesterday! >>> Luvin’ this Tiësto energy with Oaks! This one’s energy caught me off guard; good job…! Tha chorus pretty nice & so iz tha energetic drop…! Definitely feelin’ anticipated with that pre-chorus, fa some reason… Luv how Tiësto & Winona [Oaks] put that together, here…! My Rating: 4.3
 
 
08. Woodcamp “Eatin’ Good”
Label: Thrive
What an awkward Dance Radio title, lol, but I luv & anticipate it! Matta fact, I screenshot it to add it to my playlist, tha other day… Liquid Todd & his “betaBPM” show, then I saw it was on here…! Lemme give it tha full-on review, as we speak! >>> Sounds like some cool, throwback-soundin’ dance music, here… Tha rappin’ on tha 1st verse ain’t bad, but I’m diggin’ tha chorus of “Eatin’ Good”: “We eatin’ good ova here!” That’s how I feel to take care of my dawg, Killa McClain, as well as myself! An edition like this definitely lets me know how bright tha future ahead iz!! I feel too excited & valuable, at tymes! It seems scary & anticipatin’! Anywayz, tha 2nd verse like tha 1st & iz cool. Likin’ this blend of throwback-soundin’ dance music & rappin’ from tha hood, lol. My Rating: 4.3
 
 
09. Anyma & Ellie Goulding “Hypnotized”
Label: Interscope/ICLG
Lmao, here it iz, ducked-off at #09 on here… I feel anticipated ta feel like this gon be a played-out one ‘cause I’ve been lovin’ “Angel In The Dark”, since I threw up reviewin’ it last month!! Hope that one continues on strong, via BPM! Now, this one’s already out there & I definitely feel tha slower magic they both bring to this table, here…! Definitely nice vocals from Ellie, as alwayz & that pre-chorus pretty strong! Tha chorus nice, as well as tha drop & any switch-ups he does to tha music! Every tyme I hear an Ellie Goulding collab, I think of Killa McClain & I either travelin’ or collaboratin’ on a track! That’s tha power of tha cross-country bonds! Tha collabz!! My Current Rating: 4.2
 
 
10. Steve Aoki & David Guetta feat. Swae Lee & PnB Rock “My Life (Öwnboss Remix Radio)”
Label: Dim Mak
Looks like an interestin’ collab, if done right… Anticipatin’ tha 128 BPM & it’s a shame that PnB Rock no longer with us… His 1st Dance Radio appearance…! >>> Sounds like cool music & 1st verse from Swae Lee, here… Anticipatin’ it more with tha Öwnboss music! Definitely a dope way ta make tha beat climax anticipate tha drop hittin’!! Tha drop sound cool ta progress tha track; definitely a nice collab, all tha way round! Tha 2nd verse cool from PnB, as well… Just lost in tha dark-soundin’ remix world of Aoketta, I may say, lol… My Rating: 4.1
 
 
11. BLCKLGHT “Away From You”
Label: Kinetica
Luv that tha label rhymes wit Connecticut, almost, since I’ll be there next Saturday wit my dawg!! Till then, how ‘bout this joint?! Saw it on tha POOL player & fell in luv wit it, instantly! Definitely luvin’ tha dark sounds of it, includin’ tha vocals & music! Kinda like a Morgin Madison track, only from anotha DJ’s perspective… That 4:20 length made me think b4 seein’ tha ID on here, “I know exactly what it may be, but it would be special if it’s on here!” Now, here it iz!! Luv that energy, from tha very first second!! Luv tha anticipation tha music brings, includin’ how this vocalist does tha damn thang!! Definitely luv a female—a new female!! Definitely tha voice & all that “in my head!” Gotta luv tha eeriness! “I hate raods & cities between us.” Definitely that crave, when it comes to enjoyin’ tha best of this too-short life we live!! Definitely luv tha consistent music & am so glad fa tha 260-second length of… 4:20!! My Current Rating: 4.9
 
 
½tyme: Such an awesome edition with some awesome, future-nostalgia vibes goin’ on, here!! A dope 4.5 fa tha average rating, fa this 11-track ½tyme!! Definitely luvin’ it, but how will this continue, especially with Vicetone & BLCKLGHT already holdin’ down my favorite spots, here?!
 
 
12. Loud Luxury feat. brando “Crash”
Label: Armada
Not too sure if I can anticipate this one, based off my initial listens… >>> Couldn’t anticipate tha chorus, in tha beginning, but I’m likin’ how they sound on tha 1st verse… Who tha female? Who err-body? Lemme check… *Checks* brando! Not as bad as I thought this would sound; a lil’ catchy, but a lil’ bit of a guilty pleasure, based off these vocals… We’ll see, as far as tha future. My Rating: 3.8
 
 
13. Austin Millz & Kah-Lo “Hot & Mysterious”
Label: Ultra
An interestin’ collab comes ta take ova tha upcomin’ spring, I see…! Ironically, Austin Millz & his “Inhale / Exhale” track with Sabrina Claudio, from two years ago, inspired me to make a two-part title with tha slash, last year… I did, with Killa McClain: “Straight Up! / Straight Down!”! It was my most-played song of 2024, outta 482 songs I played & it was such an honor!! Definitely dope fa Austin’s inspirations! As far as this with Kah-Lo, I feel like I’ve heard this “Hot”-type of sample from other music, in tha past… Reminds me of an MTV day or whateva… Cool lil’ sound, between Kah-Lo’s rappin’, tha samplin’ & tha 130 BPM-type dance beats, courtesy of Austin! Definitely feelin’ tha “Mysterious”ness of this track, as far as its future success…! How will it do? Luv how it’s slammin’ its way in to tha world, includin’ this edition! Nice lil’ chorus part; can’t escape tha catchiness! My Current Rating: 4.0
 
 
14. Armin Van Buuren, Alok, Norma Jean Martine & LAWRENT “Euphoria”
Label: Alok/Armada
Of course, with these euphoric vibes of 2025’s music, I keep pushin’ as much as I can to make tha moments match!! I know they gon & tha music goes a long way!! Definitely feelin’ tha dope collab from tha four of them, here…! What a powerful track!!! Definitely luv how tha 1st verse comes in with Norma, comin’ through, nicely!! Tha 132 BPM-type music definitely sounds awesome ta hear!! Oh, what a chorus!! “Euphoria!!!” Hits so hard, includin’ tha drop!! Definitely a dope quartet of people on a 2025 track, here!! Gotta feel that “rush,” but only with tha best surrounds possible!! Oh, that chorus iz toooooooooooo strong!!! “Euphoria!!!” My Current Rating: 4.8
 
 
15. Knock2 feat. Naliya “shake!the!city!”
Label: 88rising
What an amazing song & energy it has to give me, ya heard me?! Caught it gettin’ out there on Diplo’s Revolution & didn’t realize I reviewed Knock2, earlier, on tha January 2025 edition… Now, this track comes outta nowhere & with tha Naliya girl with a “weed” shirt on, in my playlist pics, I gotta definitely feel this one!! Instantly starts off & then, I fuckin’ luv when those Knock2 beats kick in at 0:15!! Tha energy just bursts out, at 132 BPM!! Definitely feelin’ tha pre-chorus of not wantin’ tha “energy” to get messed up! Definitely what’s up!! I’ono if it’ll happen, but I hope this tops my playlist, one day!! Definitely so much energy on that chorus, between tha raisin’ hands, tha “sky” that’s “fallin’ down” & “dance, like there’s no one else around!” Dope to tha bone!! Gotta dig tha “I wanna rock right now!” parts ta progress tha track, too! Definitely hooked on to this energy & I hope these two continue ta take ova 2025, ya heard me?! My Current Rating: 4.9
 
 
16. MORTEN & David Guetta feat. Fedde Le Grand “Night In Detroit”
Label: Future Rave/Spinnin’
Oh boy, a “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit” remake… You know, I was there, on November 19, 2006! “Put Your Hands Up For Long Island”!! B4 tha Killa McClain “Straight Up! / Straight Down!” collab toppin’ my Top 482 Songs of 2024, “Put Your Hands Up For Long Island” hit #04 on my Top 777 Songs of 2007 & I’ve alwayz wanted to surpass it! Can’t believe how much I’m makin’ dreamz come true, these dayz…! With that bein’ said, I believe I’m my own victim of not wantin’ ta hear tha dance remake here, again… >>> Oh boy, even tho it sounds like a guilty pleasure to appreciate… Cool lil’ build-up & drop goin’ on, here… You can really hear tha “lovely” part in, “Our lovely city,” this tyme around… Wow, I just thought of an idea, just now, at 1:28 PM… Could you imagine me doin’ a “Night In Long Island”, just for my playlist, lol? Hmm… This house vibe hittin’ different than tha house vibe Fedde brought with tha original, 19 years ago… My Rating: 3.7
 
 
17. JADE “Angel Of My Dreams (The Blessed Madonna Remix)”
Label: RCA
Lookin’ forward ta hearin’ this next JADE song… Hope my anticipation spreads like wildfire, via goosebumps? >>> Kickin’ off wit a siren, here… Sounds like it won’t give much of a goosebump/feel-good feelin’, but it sounds like a cool track, instead? Not too sure if I’m feelin’ her “money” rhymes, on tha 1st verse… I guess it’s an okay start? Seems like it’s goin’ down a trippy route, tha more tha music’s quiet & tha siren’s movin’ thru… Sounds like a cool lil’ chorus; I’m likin’ her vocals on tha chorus more than tha 1st verse…! Tha drop sounds a lil’ continuous & then, finally, tha 2nd lil’ pre-chorus comes, as well as tha chorus… Not too-too bad for a remix, I guess? Sounds like it randomly iz makin’ an appearance or somethin’… My Rating: 3.9
 
 
18. ARTY x Louis III “Lost In Loving You”
Label: Armada
Glad ta hear ARTY on here, tho his previous releases from last year definitely hit a lot harder than this one! I’m just not feelin’ tha vocalist too-too much. I’ono if it’s tha gay vibes he brings? This just a decent lil’ track I added on my playlist, via Music Choice Dance, tho quickly fell off… Tha drop ain’t bad, but his vocals can get in tha way, at tymes… I’d prefer ARTY goin’ back to his faster-soundin’ bliss he brought to tha table, last year…! I luv XIRA! “Favorite Sound”! “Take So Long (Find You)”!! My Current Rating: 3.6
 
 
19. Adventure Club & Coleman Hell “Move”
Label: Ultra
Seems like it can be an interestin’ collab. However, due to my brain, I remember quite a bit! Goin’ back ta right after my 25-year-old brother passed, on May 10, 2015, tha June 2015 edition of Dance Radio was released & Coleman Hell had their one-&-only appearance on there, wit my boy, Riddler, on tha remix: “2 Heads”! Also, Adventure Club & their appearance with tha 1st tyme I heard DallasK (“Crash 2.0”)! Dark tymes, but we’ll see how this 2025 collab gon go, with only 120 BPM… >>> Kinda gives me a slower Vicetone-type of vibe, with tha music start… Tha vocals ain’t too bad, nearly a whole decade later… Oh boy, that bluegrass-like guitar comes in fa tha climax! Wasn’t too sure how I’d feel it, but I’m feelin’ tha slow, energetic-type vibe of tha chorus, here! Props fa makin’ us “Move”! My Rating: 3.9
 
 
20. unfazed “A Gira”
Label: Spinnin’ Deep
Excited fa this one ‘cause of tha artist name & mysterious-lookin’ title… A new Spinnin’ Deep song of 122 BPM, too… What kinda mix will I get by listenin’? I feel excited, in an eerie-but-good way…! >>> Cool lil’ instant start; sounds like it’s gonna be a house track… Yea, definitely need these non-U.S. titles! Cool lil’ music when it kicks in, at 0:25! Definitely dope & exciting; good shit…! We’ll see if tha mainstream or dance world can latch on ta this one… Tha lil’ piano drop at 0:55 ain’t bad; just a slow progression, basically… My Rating: 4.2
 
 
21. Cash Cash & lovelytheband “When I Got You”
Label: Ultra
Not too-too sure if I can anticipate a slower Cash Cash, as well as this band on tha feature… Lemme just get in to it & see what’s up. >>> Just seems okay; nothin’ bad fa me… Just sounds like one of these Dance Radio editions iz ending, for tha month… Seems like a decent 1st verse, as well as tha chorus I hear… Tha drop cool, but I think these slower-based tracks are kinda done with, for now. I want tha faster ones, ya heard me?! Tha 2nd verse ehh… Just seems like an okay song to break through tha dance world & (should be) mainstream, as well… My Rating: 3.5
 
 
22. Cheat Codes “Don’t Leave”
Label: Cheat Codes
Loved tha track they remade on tha previous Dance Radio & now, they’re endin’ this one with a slow 107 BPM… >>> Sounds like tha music start givin’ off a Kygo/tropical vibe, lol… Likin’ Trevor comin’ thru wit his vocals, on tha 1st verse… Once tha beats kick in around 0:20, it gives me a good throwback to when tha slower tracks like this offered a euphoric vibe, last decade. There were a bunch of good ones, but they had to be euphoric, give off goosebumps & be made properly! As far as this, it’s a cool lil’ chorus & drop; just feel like I’m in a slowed-down zone, at tha moment. Tha 2nd verse & tha rest of this just a nice lil’ tropical vibe ta enjoy… My Rating: 3.8
 
 
Overall: Seems like I really enjoyed this edition a whole lot, especially tha 1st ½! I thought there were buku bangerz from tha 1st verse, especially tha ones I already knew & tha brand-new ones, ya heard me?! Definitely puts gold in my path fa my upcomin’ Connecticut trip, as well as anything I got fa tha future!! Tha music too-too good, these dayz!! No room fa anything negative or dark, ya heard me?! Can’t wait fa more new music & I will be doin’ a live review of tha April 2025 edition, next month! Let’s keep them bangaz comin’!!
 
 
Rankings:
 
22. Cash Cash & lovelytheband “When I Got You” 3.5
21. ARTY x Louis III “Lost In Loving You” 3.6
20. MORTEN & David Guetta feat. Fedde Le Grand “Night In Detroit” 3.7
19. Loud Luxury feat. brando “Crash” 3.8
18. Cheat Codes “Don’t Leave” 3.8
17. Adventure Club & Coleman Hell “Move” 3.9
16. JADE “Angel Of My Dreams (The Blessed Madonna Remix)” 3.9
15. Austin Millz & Kah-Lo “Hot & Mysterious” 4.0
14. Steve Aoki & David Guetta feat. Swae Lee & PnB Rock “My Life (Öwnboss Remix Radio)” 4.1
13. unfazed “A Gira” 4.2
12. Anyma & Ellie Goulding “Hypnotized” 4.2
11. Woodcamp “Eatin’ Good” 4.3
10. Tiësto feat. Oaks “I Follow Rivers” 4.3
09. Kideko & A-Trak “Loving You” 4.4
08. Linska “Bad Boy” 4.4
07. Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas “Tell Me” 4.5
06. 22Bullets & Martin Jensen “Pharmacy” 4.7
05. Dom Dolla feat. Daya “Dreamin’” 4.7
04. Armin Van Buuren, Alok, Norma Jean Martine & LAWRENT “Euphoria” 4.8
03. BLCKLGHT “Away From You” 4.9
02. Knock2 feat. Naliya “shake!the!city!” 4.9
01. Vicetone “Dive In” 5.0
 
 
Average Rating Review:
 
Total Score:                       93.6
Total Songs:                       / 22
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Average Review Rating:    4.3