The first time I heard Something We Would Dance To, the sun was beaming down on a sunny Thursday morning in the UK. The three central elements of this song felt perfectly attuned to my mood, in that moment — the wisp-like vocal, the staccato vocal samples, and that huge piano riff.
There is a buoyant hopefulness here, shot through with yearning. It quivers with the excited hopefulness that, just maybe, we can still find human connection. It’s a feeling the accompany press sheet describes as an invitation to “dance through their tears”.
The song itself is very purposeful in that feeling, in that it is an encapsulation of “the beautiful moments shared with an ex-lover while grappling with the lingering doubts and heartache of a breakup”. Indeed, I can imagine the whispered words of the song’s central refrain, “Is this something we can dance to?”, passing between two people who still love each other, yet know that their love has to change.
Henri is an indie-electronic producer, gearing up for the release of his debut EP, Rakkaus, on 2 June. His music is an attempt to draw on “deeply personal and transformative experiences”, creating a sound that is emotive and resonant. Purposefully steering clear of the typical clean lines of repetitive beats, Henri is focused on bringing humanity to electronic music. That focus is obviously central to Something We Would Dance To — check it out below: