Justine Skye ’s return couldn’t feel more necessary—or better timed. “Oh Lala,” her first release in two years and her inaugural single under Warner Records, doesn’t just suggest a new chapter; it practically throws open the doors to the club, drenched in sweat, neon, and release.
Produced by Kaytranada, the track is an instant pulse-raiser. Skye doesn’t meander her way back—she walks straight into the rhythm, hips swaying and head high. The beat is classic Kaytranada: stuttering percussion, rubbery basslines, and just enough glitch to keep you off-balance. It’s music made for bodies in motion, the kind that doesn’t ask questions—just demands that you move.
Skye’s voice floats through it all like a dream remembered from last night’s dancefloor. She sings of obsession, abandon, and that magnetic draw we chase when chemistry overtakes caution: “Let’s take one more then I’m done / We say that every time then do another.” It’s both an admission and a celebration of losing yourself to the moment, of clinging to fleeting highs because they feel like clarity.
There’s a sense that Skye is done trying to prove anything. After the underrated Space and Time in 2021—a project that found her paired with Timbaland and shaded in mature vulnerability—“Oh Lala” pivots into pure instinct. It’s music that prioritizes feeling good, a manifesto she echoes in her statement about chasing happiness through movement. It’s more than a vibe; it’s survival.
The accompanying video, directed by Dora Paphides and shot in Brooklyn’s now-defunct Paragon nightclub, captures the energy perfectly. Strobe-lit bodies melt into each other, bathrooms become confessionals, and every frame pulses with the kind of messy beauty that only happens when you lose track of time in a room full of strangers.
