Mike Stewart Theory (aka Mikey2Hats) is back, and this time he’s launching a whole new chapter. With the release of “It Reaches Us” on August 21, 2025, he sets the stage for the upcoming 10-track album Mikey2Hats Birthday (dropping October 17, 2025). Considering Stewart’s already racked up over 100 million Spotify streams as a producer, you know this isn’t just another single, it’s the opening shot of something much bigger.
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So what’s the vibe? Imagine psychedelic waves colliding with indietronic shimmer, then dipped in that undeniable groovy ‘80s soul energy that just makes you move. Recorded across Austin (TX), London (UK), and Bad Iburg (DE), the single feels global in both spirit and sound. Marcus Praed brings the Moog synth sparkle, Julio Figueroa’s drums punch through with a loose, splashy flair, and Stewart himself delivers falsetto vocals for the very first time, Pharrell Williams-inspired, but filtered through a dreamy indie lens.
“It Reaches Us” plays with the poetry of starlight: the cosmic idea that the light we see today left the stars a long, long time ago. It’s trippy, philosophical, but still danceable. That duality, deep thoughts paired with grooves that make you want to get silly on the floor, is exactly why this track lands so hard.
There are echoes of Radiohead, Garbage, Moloko, and Portishead, but Mike Stewart Theory keeps it playful, unpredictable, and raw. The track thrives on “first take magic dust,” built on simple gear but bursting with personality. By the two-minute mark, the repetition of “heat, heat, heat” almost hypnotizes you into movement, like a soul train line beamed from another galaxy.
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Bottom line: this isn’t just a single, it’s a cosmic groove manifesto. With Mikey2Hats Birthday just around the corner, “It Reaches Us” proves Mike Stewart Theory is ready to take his undefinable, genre-shifting energy to new heights. Crank it loud. Let it move you.
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