Jax Jones has just released the brand new dance track ‘i miss you‘ featuring the rising multinational singer-songwriter Au/Ra. Following the fresh collaboration with Martin Solveig and RAYE for ‘Tequila‘ from February and only a few weeks since the English DJ welcomed his daughter Lawana to the world, Jax Jones is ready to storm the dance charts once again with yet another groovy house club anthem.
The track opens with a slow melancholic introduction led by Au/Ra’s intimate vocals paving the way to a groovy and atmospheric chorus. The catchy rhythm and deep minimalistic bassline reminds of Jax Jones’ signature house material, with the only thing missing here being the iconic line “Watcha watcha gonna do?“.
‘i miss you‘ premiered with official video release on Friday, directed by the team at La Familia London as established creative partners of Jax Jones for previous visualizations and album promotions. The video sees Hannah Ekholm dancing alone under the pouring rain at an abandon warehouse, with the DJ himself delivering a lonely set alongside holographic image of Au/Ra, a powerful visual metaphor of the separation, distancing and isolation that unexpectedly took over 2020.
Reinforcing the message behind the new track, Jax Jones took it to Twitter to share that “we all miss something right now and i miss u is supposed to highlight that and remind ourselves that it’s ok to feel this way sometimes“. The DJ continued with a not-so-subtle dig at Rishi Sunak following his contoversial recent statement that sent the UK music industry in uproar, and reminded everyone “music is more important than ever” in the mad times we live in.
i miss u is finally out in the world we all miss something right now and i miss u is supposed to highlight that and remind ourselves that it’s ok to feel this way sometimes. despite what rishi says music is more important than ever https://t.co/Lt5VOZ9NHF pic.twitter.com/QsMZRrU6gl
— JaxJones (@JaxJones) October 9, 2020
Jax Jones hardly needs introduction after holding a prime spot at the UK club scene ever since his uplifting debut team-up with Duke Dumont for ‘I Got U‘ from 2014. Born Timucin Aluo to a multi-ethnic household with diverse musical influences, the English DJ has been a regular feature at the global dance charts with smash hits like ‘Breathe (ft. Ina Wroldsen)‘, ‘You Don’t Know Me (ft. RAYE)‘ and ‘Instruction (ft. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don)‘ all featured in his debut record Snacks (Supersize) from 2019. More recently, Jax Jones has been involved with the music project Europa with Martin Solveig that produced the latest banger ‘Tequila‘ and 2019’s hottest dance hit ‘All Day and Night‘.
Born Jamie Stenzel, the Antiguan-German singer know as Au/Ra (a nickname combining the chemical symbols for gold and radium) has been consistently growing in popularity as both a talented solo artist and powerful featured vocalist. She is the driving force behind Alen Walker’s ‘Darkside‘, the brilliantly suitable vocal partner to Kina in ‘Feel Again‘, and the original composer of ‘Panic Room‘ which remix by the British house duo CamelPhat is set to feature on their upcoming debut album Dark Matter.
