DJ Heartstring’s ‘Another Year Alone’ Salutes Their Indie Roots
DJ Heartstring have released ‘Another Year Alone (i love you)’, a new single that draws on the duo’s indie influences while retaining their dance-focused style. The release matters as it shows the pair broadening their sound by combining 1990s dance euphoria with the guitar-driven energy of 2000s indie.
The track was inspired in part by Jonas’s teenage exposure to FIFA game soundtracks on PlayStation 2, with Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand cited as reference points. Previously used in the duo’s live sets, including as the closing track at Utrecht’s Soenda Festival, it officially interpolates ‘7’ by Welsh band Catfish and the Bottlemen; DJ Heartstring describe it as built around a large, stadium-ready vocal line.
In short
- DJ Heartstring release indie-influenced dance single.
- Track references 2000s indie and 1990s dance.
- It interpolates Catfish and the Bottlemen’s ‘7’.
Explained simply
DJ Heartstring are a German electronic music duo known for energetic dance tracks and a sound influenced by 1990s club music. Their work has also drawn on indie music, where guitars and prominent vocals are often central.
Jonas, one half of the duo, has cited the music in PlayStation 2-era FIFA game soundtracks as an influence, including songs by British bands Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand. The new track interpolates “7”, a song by Welsh band Catfish and the Bottlemen, and has been part of DJ Heartstring’s live sets.
The release reflects how dance music can bring together club rhythms and sounds associated with indie rock. That blend connects the duo’s electronic style with musical influences from different periods and scenes.
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