Following recent singles ‘hellooooo???? feat. Magi Merlin & funkywhat’ and ‘Podjab feat. Waahli & Jarreau Vandal’, Montreal-born, Haitian-Canadian, Lisbon-based producer, vocalist and DJ Gayance returns with ‘Better For My Heart’, a powerful vocal house collaboration featuring the soaring vocals of Judith Little D. The single offers another glimpse into the world of her forthcoming album roaming.
While roaming explores movement, memory and identity across continents, ‘Better For My Heart’ turns inward. Built around themes of self-preservation, personal growth and emotional boundaries, the track transforms hard-won lessons into a euphoric club anthem. More than a nostalgic nod to 90s house, it channels the spirit of New York and Chicago's golden-era dancefloors while speaking directly to the emotional realities of the present day.
Produced by Gayance and elevated by Judith Little D's gospel-infused vocal performance, ‘Better For My Heart’ arrives as a peak-time vocal house record with a deeper purpose. At its core is a simple but powerful message: stop making excuses for those who repeatedly show you who they are, and start choosing yourself.
The song emerged through an unusually focused creative process. Written and recorded exclusively during three consecutive Fall eclipse seasons across three years, the track reflects the transformative energy associated with those celestial cycles. In astrology, eclipses are often viewed as periods that strip away what no longer serves us, making space for necessary change. That sense of confrontation and renewal runs throughout the production, from its driving rhythms to its sharply delivered lyrical message.
For Gayance, the track functions as a personal mantra as much as a dance record. Addressing what she describes as a culture of “self-labelling” and “charm without safeness”, the lyrics call out the “masters of excuses” and those who enable harmful behaviour. Repeated over a relentless house groove, the song becomes a reminder to trust instinct, establish boundaries and move forward with clarity.
Featuring one of the album's most uplifting moments, Judith Little D's commanding vocal transforms the track into something that feels equally at home on festival stages, underground dancefloors and personal moments of reflection. It's a song rooted in movement, but one that ultimately speaks to emotional freedom.
Set for release during Libra season, roaming follows Gayance's Polaris Prize-shortlisted debut Mascarade. Described as a “sonic scrapbook”, the album gathers ideas, memories and influences accumulated across a decade spent moving between Montreal, Lisbon, Brazil, New York and beyond. Across its seven tracks, Gayance reflects on migration, friendship, ancestry, love and self-discovery, bringing together a diverse cast of collaborators who have shaped her journey along the way.
From the Haitian diasporic celebration of ‘Podjab’, to the playful experimentation of ‘hellooooo????’, roaming presents a portrait of an artist embracing movement as both a physical and emotional state. Each song captures a different chapter, while together they form a cohesive exploration of what it means to build a sense of home across borders, communities and identities.
Having performed at Panorama Bar, Fabric, Dekmantel, Primavera Sound Porto and Montreux Jazz Festival, Gayance continues to carve out a singular space within contemporary electronic music. Her work connects club culture with deeper narratives of identity, belonging and transformation, creating records that resonate as strongly through headphones as they do on the dancefloor.
With ‘Better For My Heart’, Gayance delivers a house anthem with genuine emotional weight, a song about recognising your worth, breaking old patterns and choosing what serves you.
“It's for the dancefloor, but for the soul first” - Gayance