Last year, Scottish singer/producer Calvin Harris vowed to give up singing to focus on producing his own dance music and remixes for other artists. And he made good on that promise as we now have "Bounce," the second single from Harris' upcoming, as-yet-untitled third album.
On "Bounce," Harris passes off vocal duties to kaleidoscopic soul-pop queen Kelis, and we're feeling her vibe mixed with some 8-bit, Nintendo influence. We can already see European clubs playing this one endlessly. Be forewarned: This one is going to stick in your head for a while.
The accompanying video shows the immediate aftereffects of a bad breakup from the guy's point of view. There is worrying. And exercising. And fighting. And video shoot interfering. And Las Vegas Boulevard-socializing. And -ings we can't publish here. And finally, like any good dance music head, clubbing. Yeah, it's a very long day.
Harris and Kelis have collaborated before -- he remixed Kelis' spectacular "4th of July (Fireworks)" last year. And Kelis, for her part, has transformed herself from embattled, vulnerable soul singer to a favorite female vocalist for dance music producers. After guest vocalist spots on Benny Benassi's "Spaceship" and Basement Jaxx's "Stars," she recently showed up on Duran Duran's "The Man Who Stole A Leopard." It's a winning formula. Now we're just hoping for a full-length Calvin Harris/Kelis album, and we can die happy.