The 15 Best House Tracks of August 2025
Top news in tunes this past full month of Summer 2025 includes notable pairs that made a quality impact. Two off Defected and two off Toolroom. Plus, two stalwarts that run Scissor & Thread who are back after a significant absence. Top of the heap though is Sosa with “Time Away” on Eastenderz. One that slices and dices with rhythmic precision. Cop it on vinyl if you get the chance.
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1. “TIME AWAY” – SOSA [EASTENDERZ]
Almost five years after his last appearance in the house chart, SOSA is back in it prominently with this modern weapon that you can find on the scorching-hot imprint, Eastenderz.
2. “LISTLESS INTERTEXT (FRANK & TONY’S HOUSEBEAT DUB)” – FKA BOURSIN [SCISSOR & THREAD]
“Our remix is a strictly dancefloor approach,” says Frank, “an extended psychedelic beat rework perfect for late night, early morning vibes”
3. “SEE YOU AGAIN” – KEINEMUSIK, SEVDALIZA [KEINEMUSIK]
Everything that Keinemusik touches turns to gold and their latest collaboration with Iranian songstress, Sevdaliza is no exception whatsoever. The afro-house backbeat remains but Sevdaliza’s angelic, vocal-work takes center stage this time around.
4. “WORDS” – PAUL HARRIS [TOOLROOM]
Paul Harris, of Dirty Vegas fame is back on Toolroom with this luscious, vocal-house that features warm chords on top of shuffling rhythms. A definitive highlight of Summer 2025.
5. “LAVA” – VALERON [SCM]
Greek producer, Valeron is responsible for this deep and delectable treat he calls, “Lava.”
6. “THAT’S A VIBE” – OSSIE [HEIST RECORDONGS]
Ossie’s title-cut throws it back while simultaneously bringing it up to date with an alluring vocal.
7. “ARE U STILL SMILING” – OSSIE [HEIST RECORDINGS]
Pumping house kicks and a rapid tempo over subtle garage inflections is what “Are U Still Smiling” is all about.
8. “CLAY CLAY” – OSSIE [HEIST RECORDINGS]
Ossie’s “Clay Clay” is tied together with shuffling rhythms and silky ’90s chords. Just the way we like it.
9. “TRUE FREEDOM” – OSSIE [HEIST RECORDINGS]
“True Freedom” is a smooth and supple house cut, topped off with yet another killer Ossie groove that’s sure to light up summer dance-floors.
10. “SILVER” – ART OF TONES [PALP]
“Silver” is the house music sibling to “Gold.” Art of Tones‘ title track on PALP that’s deserves the presence of an illuminated disco ball near you.
11. “FREAK LIKE ME (BEN KIM REMIX)” – LEE WALKER VS DJ DEEON [DEFECTED]
“I’ve always been a big fan of Defected and DJ Deeon since I was child, officially remixing it and releasing it here is very exciting for me!” – Ben Kim
12. “COLA (ARTBAT REMIX)” – CAMELPHAT & ELDERBROOK [DEFECTED]
“We made one of our most iconic tracks, ‘For A Feeling,’ with CamelPhat and also remixed ‘Hypercolour’ for them. We are friends with them and love their music, ‘Cola’ is a classic. This summer, we wanted to reimagine ‘Cola’ for the dance floor and give it our spin.” – ARTBAT
13. “NITE LIFE (M-HIGH REMIX)” – KIM ENGLISH [NERVOUS RECORDS]
Over three decades later, the late Kim English is honored with another classy makeover courtesy of Dutch remixer, M-High.
14. “RUSH” – MARTIN IKIN, HAYLEY MAY [TOOLROOM]
With consistent appearances in the house chart along with numerous singles on Toolroom, Martin Ikin has proven himself to be a force to be reckoned with. Here’s his latest, hot one on the label with Hayley May.
15. “BAIANÁ (BOA NOITE)” – BARBATUQUES, FRANCIS MERCIER [HELIX RECORDS]
Heavily sampled in recent years, “Baianá” by Barbatuques gets a rhythmic update this time around from Francis Mercier.
