DJ Q, Lily McKenzie & Star.One - Love Like

  • Another garage-pop anthem from the bassline king.
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  • Since DJ Q scored a hit on Local Action in 2020 with "All That I Could," he's used the label to showcase the more understated end of his sound, balancing bubbling UK garage with four-to-the-floor frameworks and plenty of vocals. His latest, "Love Like," is yet another garage anthem. Bringing in vocalist Lily McKenzie and producer Star.One, the trio work with 2-step drums, buttery pads and McKenzie's vocals to make a song as fluffy as champagne foam. But they also add some chart-soaring flourishes—the string stabs harken back to early '00s R&B, while the swelling chords before the chorus have a faint whiff of EDM. In Q's hands, these elements come across as pure class.