"Leave Me Slowly" is a song by English record producer, DJ and songwriter Starsmith. It was released on 16 August 2024 through Another Rhythm and Headroom Records.[1] It marks his first release since his double single "Give Me a Break"/"Knucklebuster" in 2010.[2][3] It features uncredited vocals by English singer-songwriter and long-time collaborator Ellie Goulding.[4] It was produced by Starsmith, and written by Dow-Smith, Goulding, and Sarah Troy.[5]
Speaking with Will Vance of Magnetic Magazine, Dow-Smith described the process of how he created the song.[6] He revelead that the instrumental he used included a upright piano, a synth, a granulator plugin and multi-band distortion plugin.[6]
"A piano sound like this probably isn’t the first thing you’d go to in a dance track, but it gave the song a bed that I was able to work on top of with smaller details and avoid some of the more obvious sounds I might have gone for."
—Starsmith, for Magnetic Magazine
Promotion
Starsmith started posting snippets of the song on January 10, throughout his social medias.[7] On June 13, he eventually posted the "sketch" version of the song on his SoundCloud account.[8]Slowed and sped versions of the track were made available exclusively on TikTok and Instagram.[9][10] A visualizer was released the same day of the song's release on Another Rhythm's YouTube channel.[11]
Reception
The song was met with positive reviews by music critics. Dork Magazine stated that the song wasn't just a track, but "a time machine with a fresh coat of paint", also praised Smith and Goulding partnership stating that "In an industry where reunions are often more about nostalgia than innovation, Goulding's link-up with Starsmith feels like a homecoming we didn't know we needed".[12] Jucilene Barbosa for Pop Now said that the track "captures the essence of what brought Starsmith and Goulding together in the first place: a passion for creating music that touches the soul and makes us dance."[13]
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