Los Angeles-based producer duo TELYKAST have teamed up with Canadian singer-songwriter LORYN for “Better When You’re Gone,” an emotional progressive house anthem released via Lost In Dreams Records.
A bittersweet reflection on finding strength after heartbreak, “Better When You’re Gone” pairs TELYKAST’s euphoric, melodic production with LORYN’s deeply personal songwriting and captivating vocal performance. The result is a dance record built around vulnerability, catharsis, and the realization that letting go can sometimes be the first step toward becoming a better version of yourself.
At the center of the track, LORYN moves effortlessly between soft, mellifluous croons and powerful vocal belts, giving the song an emotional weight that carries through its progression. Her vocals sit above buttery melodies and poignant piano-led passages before the arrangement expands into soaring stutterhouse climaxes, ethereal vocal pulses, and majestic horn melodies.
Rather than simply dwelling on the pain of a relationship ending, “Better When You’re Gone” finds its emotional payoff in the freedom that follows. It captures the complicated moment of looking back at something that once felt overwhelming and finally seeing it from a different perspective.
The collaboration also reunites TELYKAST and LORYN, who previously worked together on “The Good Part.” Released in 2025, the track has accumulated more than 1.59 million streams and received support from major dance music names including ILLENIUM, Frank Walker, Morgan Page, Lucas & Steve, and Martin Garrix.
For TELYKAST, “Better When You’re Gone” continues a rapidly expanding catalog centered on vocal-driven melodic and progressive house. The Los Angeles duo have built their identity around a simple mission: creating “music that makes people feel.” That approach has translated into multiple No. 1 records on U.S. Dance Radio, including “Super Powers,” “Unbreakable,” “You Got Me,” “Body To Body,” and “Feel Again.”
The duo says the opportunity to release through Lost In Dreams and Insomniac has been a long-standing goal.
“Signing a song to Lost In Dreams / Insomniac has been a dream of ours for a long time so this means a lot to us. We also couldn’t be more excited to do this with our friend Loryn who has one of the best vocals we’ve ever worked with,” TELYKAST shares.
For LORYN, the song represents the process of transforming a difficult personal experience into something others can connect with.
“There’s something about looking back at a relationship that once felt so heavy and hard, and seeing it through a different lens,” she explains. “Finding words for feelings you couldn’t quite name at the time. And then, getting to sit in a room with people you love, and turn that feeling into a song… there’s something kind of strange and beautiful about it.”
She adds, “This song is about trying and trying and trying to make something work, and that bittersweet realisation that sometimes the thing you’re fighting so hard to hold onto is actually the thing you need to let go of.”
Raised in Vancouver, LORYN has steadily established herself in the alt-pop space while developing a growing presence within electronic music. Her catalog includes collaborations with Boston Bun, VisionV, and Warriner, as well as “Stand By” with Rudimental, which has amassed more than 13.74 million streams and received radio support from BBC Radio 1 and George FM.
With “Better When You’re Gone,” TELYKAST and LORYN turn heartbreak into something uplifting, pairing intimate songwriting with expansive progressive house production. It’s a track that doesn’t ignore the pain of moving on, but instead embraces the freedom that can come from finally doing it.
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