Westend Shares New Single ‘Feels Better’ via Trace Amounts

 Brooklyn-based tech-house favorite Westend today returns with his new single ‘Feels Better’ out now via his own imprint Trace Amounts.

Following his anthemic Experts Only hit ‘The Ceiling’, Westend keeps the momentum flying with ‘Feels Better’, a driving house track born from the rush of summer in New York. Written during the Knicks’ unforgettable playoff run, the single channels the feeling of a city running on collective joy through electrifying synthwork and catchy vocal hooks. Demanding dancefloor attention from the first beat, ‘Feels Better’ captures Westend at his most propulsive, translating that hometown energy into a record built for peak summer sets.

“I made ‘Feels Better’ in the middle of the Knicks championship run, when you could feel the whole city floating. That joy was everywhere, on the trains, in the bodegas, on the courts, and I wanted a record that carried it. I leaned into that classic chopped sample sound I grew up on, the Daft Punk filter house stuff, and chased the most feel good version of it I could. It’s built to hit at shows and feel like summer in New York.” – Westend

Arriving via his own imprint Trace Amounts, ‘Feels Better’ also marks another step in Westend’s growing creative world. Built as a home for his own releases and curatorial instincts, Trace Amounts continues to reflect his sharp ear for forward-moving house music rooted in groove, personality, and club connection.

Since emerging in 2016, native New Yorker Westend has helped shape the modern sound of house and tech house. His catalog includes collaborations with John Summit, HUGEL, ACRAZE, and SIDEPIECE, alongside releases on Toolroom, Catch & Release, Solotoko, Dirtybird, and more. Beyond his own releases, Westend has spent years coaching and cultivating rising talent through Kick & Bass and launched his independent label Trace Amounts in 2023.

‘Feels Better’ lands in the midst of a standout year for Westend, following performances at Day Trip and Electric Forest and ahead of his upcoming Lollapalooza debut next month. Stream Westend's new single ‘Feels Better’ available now on all platforms.

WESTEND UPCOMING TOUR DATES

• July 9 – Electric Love – Salzburg, AT
• July 11 – Beach Grind – Pärnu, EE
• July 19 – LIV Beach – Las Vegas, NV
• July 26 – Shambhala – Salmo, BC
• August 2 – Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
• August 7 – Das Energi – Salt Lake City, UT
• August 8 – Elements Festival – Long Pond, PA
• August 29 – Montauk Beach House – Montauk, NY
• September 4 – The Vanguard – Orlando, FL
• September 19 – Factory Town – Miami, FL
• October 8 – LIV Beach – Las Vegas, NV