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“Stay Awake” Tonight With Heartfelt

Your eyelids are telling you no, but the song is telling you yes.

Staying awake and lively on your weekend "Round Two" is a tug of war between "want" and "can't." Your eyelids are telling you no, but the songs are telling you yes.

Montreal producer Heartfelt knows this struggle all too well. Like a true artist, he has turned to his musical craft to reflect on those sleepless nights. "Stay Awake" is at first unassuming, but only at the beginning. It crescendos into trap resonant drums and crackling high hats that build you up, but don't let you stay there long. The song quiets and deepens, but never calms. Its vocal interludes prod at the beastly tempo and awaken both an emotional exhaustion and a second wind.

"This is where I get lost, samples and emotions in hand, alone and in control, doing what I love and just trying to stay awake," said Heartfelt.

Listen to the sophisticated track above and follow Heartfelt on SoundCloud for more music.