SPEAK! and DAME bottle sunshine on new single 'CAN YOU FEEL IT?'

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Some songs don’t just sound like summer, they are summer, and 'CAN YOU FEEL IT?' is one of them. The second single from Birmingham’s collaborative pop collective SPEAK! finds songwriter-producer Jake Parsons teaming up with vocalist DAME to craft a track that shimmers with warmth, groove, and pure open-air optimism.

From its first moments, the song feels like stepping out into golden light after a long winter. DAME’s vocal delivery is effortless yet magnetic, carrying a lyrical sense of possibility that’s grounded by Parsons’ slick, buoyant production. The bassline has that irresistible “move without thinking” quality, the percussion dances rather than pounds, and the piano flourishes bring a touch of sunlit nostalgia to the mix.

What really sets 'CAN YOU FEEL IT?' apart is the palpable sense of community baked into its DNA. You can hear the camaraderie in the layered handoffs between instruments, the looseness of the live band contributions, and the easy confidence of a project that values collective energy over ego. There’s no overthinking here, just friends in a room making something that feels good, and letting that joy bleed through the speakers.

Parsons’ influences, from CHIC’s disco sparkle to Jungle’s modern funk, come together here without ever feeling derivative. Instead, 'CAN YOU FEEL IT?' feels like a love letter to the shared spaces where music thrives: sweaty gigs, road trips with the windows down, that first festival evening when the sun starts to dip and you realise you’re exactly where you want to be.