Riva Starr announces forthcoming album “Keep Me On The Dancefloor” with new single “It Feels Much Better”.
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One of the scene’s most prolific producers, Riva Starr has maintained an influential standing in electronic music with his genre-fluid approach to keeping people dancing. Since his 2010 debut LP “When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade”, Riva continues to return to the album format as a way to present a concise creative vision.
In 2025, his fifth album “Keep Me On The Dancefloor” will be released on his label Snatch! Records, Sharing the announcement with his new single “It Feels Much Better”, Riva gives us a glimpse of what to expect from the forthcoming album as he prepares to explore a fresh creative approach that focuses on songwriting, collaboration, and telling stories that are firmly rooted on the dancefloor.
“It Feels Much Better” is a laid-back, disco-infused cut that sees Riva team up with vocalist Harry Stone. Showcasing a mature and uplifting side to Riva’s songwriting capabilities, the funk and filtered house influences sit perfectly alongside the groovy keys, providing a sun-kissed backdrop for Stone’s catchy topline.
The precursor to an album that is focused on amplifying the positive moments, memories, and experiences that can only be found on a dancefloor, “It Feels Much Better” is a song about connecting with someone in the moment; a celebration of losing your inhibitions to the music and finding yourself completely in sync with someone you’ve only just met.
“It Feels Much Better” came together in an afternoon at my London studio with Harry Stone and Neapolitan keyboardist Dario Bassolino. We aimed to create a slower, vibey track with soul, funk, and disco influences, avoiding obvious patterns while nodding to French production styles. The lyrics draw a parallel between two people discovering the joy of being in sync—”moving together”—and that same feeling of unity when you’re truly connected to the music. This track captures the album’s essence, blending a sexy vibe with stories of love on the dancefloor, in the widest sense.” – Riva Starr
Music is a tonic for the soul, but it feels much better with someone else.
It’s this heartfelt introspection that underpins the rest of the album – a collaborative body of work created organically, by musicians, songwriters and singers who were able to connect with Riva Starr in person at his studio. A tangible process that focused on real connections, stories and moments, purposely avoiding the disconnection that “online” collaboration entails.
“The album was entirely crafted through writing sessions with talented musicians, writers, and singers. This approach brings something unique, as being in the room with other creatives adds an extra layer of creativity and depth, enhancing the production quality. Most of the tracks came together quickly, thanks to the incredible vibe and chemistry in the studio. Sometimes, the process needed a bit of back and forth and more than one session to perfect.” – Riva Starr
Preceded by several more singles before its release in March 2025, as well as club-ready remixes from some of Riva’s most notable contemporaries, “Keep Me On The Dancefloor” is a record that needs to be experienced in its entirety and will showcase a fresh side to Riva Starr as a producer, a songwriter, and one of house music’s most enduring artists.