The Chainsmokers — Alex Pall and Drew Taggart — have teamed up again with Swedish artist Oaks, also known as Winona Oak, for their latest track, “Already Know.” The song follows their recent collab, “Echo” and continues a creative partnership between the Chainsmokers and Oaks that first gained attention with their 2018 collaboration “Hope.”
The duo previously described ‘Echo’ as a meaningful return to their roots: “This release truly feels like a release. After 14 years of making dance music together, we’ve watched trends rise and fall but staying connected to the feeling that started it all is the real challenge. This record brought that back for us. There’s a nostalgia in it that reminds me of falling in love with dance music for the first time. The euphoria of those early discoveries, those formative nights that felt like the beginning of everything. Reconnecting with Winona Oak made it even more special. There’s a natural chemistry there that picked up right where we left off, and you can feel that emotion in the record. This one just hits different for us, and we couldn’t be more excited to finally share it.”
Oak echoed that sentiment, reflecting on both the creative process and the emotional tone of the track. “It feels beautiful and full circle working with The Chainsmokers again after our collaboration eight years ago on ‘Hope.” This song captures that overwhelming moment of falling – when everything feels electric, and there’s no way to escape the feeling, no matter how hard you try. Being part of this song means a lot to me; it’s one of those rare records that just feels truly special.”
Alongside the new singles, The Chainsmokers revealed plans for an upcoming EP titled Love Is Kind, set to arrive May 8. The pair shared the journey behind the music on social media, writing: “OUR NEW EP “LOVE IS KIND” featuring Oaks is OUT May 8th!!!!! A few months ago we made Echo, then we made another song, and another and another. I can’t remember the last time we had a creative flow like this. Tbh this followed a period of feeling really stuck in the studio. Maybe we had too many ideas about what 2026 could sound like for us. The year started with a 2016 trend popping off and it’s crazy to see Roses and Closer and Paris etc connect with a new generation. It almost feels like they are loved even more then when they came out. Thanks for that. But also that left us in a weird place creatively. It made us think a lot about the magic in that era and what was making people connect with it again. We are still working on the answer to that question and I think we are getting close. Making this EP helped a lot. Winona fell in love since we had last saw her that has fueled the story behind all these songs. We wanted to keep that story (and her mesmerizing voice) in the center of this project and build a world around it with the production. Our only criteria was to make sure it would be extremely fun to play in our set. It was therapeutic to work within those self-inflicted parameters. The result has been beautiful. We love you Winona and we can’t wait for you all to hear these records!”
The new music comes amid a busy stretch for The Chainsmokers, who recently joined John Summit on “All The Time,” extended their Las Vegas residency through 2029, and are scheduled to appear at EDC Las Vegas and Lollapalooza later this year.
See the official visualizer for ‘Echo’ – HERE.
See the official visuazlier for ‘Already Know’ – HERE.
Preorder the EP ‘Love Is Kind’ – HERE.
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