London-based artist See How returns with “Kick It,” a sun-soaked, sample-led house single that pulls from the same loose, communal, feel-good corner of UK dance music that has helped artists like Jamie xx, Joy Anonymous, and Barry Can’t Swim connect with wider audiences.

The track was released June 5 and sits in that sweet spot between house, garage, electronic pop, and vocal dance music. It has the brightness of a summer record, but it does not feel overly polished or drained of personality. The sample-led approach gives the song its immediate character, while the rhythm keeps it moving with enough swing and lift to feel natural in a DJ set or playlist context.

That is the most useful thing about “Kick It.” It sounds social. Some records feel built for headphones, some feel built for big rooms, and this one feels like it belongs somewhere between a sunny outdoor setup, a late afternoon party, and the first point in the night when people stop overthinking and start moving.

A Bright House Cut With A Human Feel

“Kick It” works best when it leans hard into its looseness. The production has a warm, sample-forward quality that gives the track a more human edge than a lot of overly quantized dance records, and the vocal elements help keep it approachable without pulling it too far into pop territory.

There is enough garage influence in the rhythm to keep the track light on its feet, while the house foundation gives it the steady push it needs. That combination is probably why the Jamie xx, Joy Anonymous, and Barry Can’t Swim references feel relevant. The track is not copying any one of those artists, but it does share that same interest in dance music that feels bright, accessible, and rooted in small emotional details rather than huge festival-sized gestures.

For DJs, “Kick It” feels like a useful bridge record. It could sit between deeper house selections and more vocal-driven electronic material, or it could work as a mood-lifter inside a daytime set where the energy needs to rise without getting too intense too quickly.

A Summer Record Without Forcing The Point

A lot of summer-facing dance music tries too hard to announce itself as sunny. “Kick It” does not need to oversell that feeling. The warmth is already in the sample, the percussion, and the way the track moves.

That is why the single is easy to recommend. It feels direct, replayable, and casual in the best way, while still giving enough detail for listeners who care about production. See How has delivered a track that knows exactly what kind of energy it wants to create, and it gets there without overcomplicating the route.

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Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.