Tiësto, “Lay Low” | Track Review 🎵

Dutch DJ/producer extraordinaire Tiësto serves up another surefire dance bop with the brief put potent, “Lay Low.”

“Lay low with the sun / Everybody have a real good time / Real good time.” Woo! That is exactly what 🎵 “Lay Low”, the first new single by 🎙 Tiësto is – a real good time!  It commences with the excerpted intro which eventually evolves into the carefree, feel good chorus. Tiësto handles production duties which means the backdrop is sheer fire – lit to the n^th degree. The backdrop is sophisticated with its crisp, electrifying beat, pulsating synths, and various effects. The music is at its fiercest during the chorus where “we cool, yeah, we drunk / Lost my mind and, baby, I feel high, I feel high.” Easy to be lifted off those vibes! Worth noting, the vocals are incredibly robust here, thanks to the effects. 

Despite the exuberance of this joint, it is set in a minor key.  The minor sound isn’t malicious per se, but there is a dark tilt in the verses. “I’m hearing voices in my head, there’s no way to escape,” the vocalist sings in the first verse, adding, “And the timing ain’t right, my mind in the air /…surround me (lay low).” Similarly, the second verse reemphasizes these claustrophobic feelings before the bail out by the centerpiece, the chorus.

Final Thoughts 💭 

Tiësto is the man – the sugar honey iced tea.  Once again, the long-time DJ/producer has dropped a surefire bop, sure to warm up a cold, cold January.  🎵 “Lay Low” shines thanks to its picturesque sound palette, dark but entertaining lyrics, and the effects-heavy vocals.

🎙 Tiësto • 🎵 “Lay Low” • 🏷 Musical Freedom Label Ltd. • 🗓 1.6.23

[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Musical Freedom Label Ltd.; OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay]