hit, which he then followed with “Dance with Me.”īorn Wes James in Ohio, Le Youth now operates out of Los Angeles, crafting dance tracks that mix R&B and ‘90s house music with today’s more minimal bounce and deep house sounds.Īlthough he started off on drums and played in multiple bands as a teenager, his interest in music gravitated toward songwriting and production during high school.įollowing the success of “Cool,” he continued releasing new tracks, including Spotify hit “Clap Your Hands,” featuring Ava Max, and last year’s “Stay,” and even hosted his own Capital Xtra radio show.įor 2019, new single “Selfish” dropped in May, almost anticipating the summer festival season with its positive, uptempo vibes and resonant, off-the-beat synth line.
The track, released on Soundcloud then, received over 200,000 listens in a relatively short time and turned into a U.K.
If you lived through 2006, you may still be able to pick out the melody for Cassie’s briefly ubiquitous “Me & U.” It’s also simple enough to be chopped into isolated, reworked components, and that’s exactly what American DJ producer Le Youth did back in 2013.
