Marshmello will put the “sweet” in “bittersweet” on his latest single, “Happier.” Slated for an August 17 release, the newest offering from EDM’s jet puffed beat breaker will feature British indie pop band, Bastille.

Marshmello’s formal announcement of the single’s imminent release will hardly arrive as a surprise to some Mellogang members; Marshmello originally sparked suspicion of an incoming collaboration with Bastille in March when he tweeted that he was “playing phone tag” with the band.

playing phone tag with @bastilledan

— marshmello (@marshmellomusic) March 10, 2018

Last year we wrote a song called “Happier” which we thought would be great as a collaboration. We had a lot of fun getting to work on it with Marshmello who managed to find some joy in the melancholy…

— BASTILLE (@bastilledan) August 13, 2018

Bastille followed Marshmello’s Instagram preview of the forthcoming production with a tweet describing the track as a melancholic number tinged with Mello’s inimitable merriment.

HAPPIER ft. @bastilledan this Friday 😄 pre-save link in bio.

A post shared by marshmello (@marshmellomusic) on Aug 13, 2018 at 1:07pm PDT

H/T: Billboard

Tags: Bastille, Happier, Marshmello

Categories: Music