PARISI and Fred again.. Finally Make It Official on Euphoric Club Cut 'This Is Real'
The London brothers unite with their long-time collaborator and Eyelar for a peak-time anthem built for dance floors everywhere.
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If you've been paying attention, this link-up has been a long time coming. PARISI - Marco and Giampaolo (Jack) - have been quietly embedded in Fred again..'s world for years, picking up writing, production and performance credits on his GRAMMY-winning Actual Life 3. Now, for the first time, the three are stepping out front together on "This Is Real," a euphoric, peak-time club cut featuring the spliced, soaring vocals of Eyelar.
The track lands at a significant moment for all involved. Fred again.. has just wrapped his USB002 tour with four sold-out nights at Alexandra Palace, sharing the stage with JME, Kano, Mike Skinner, Ezra Collective and Jamie T. It also follows his recent USB run of releases, including 2025 single "Victory Lap" alongside Skepta and Plaqueboymax - a streak that has kept him firmly at the centre of the UK's dance and crossover conversation.
PARISI, meanwhile, have spent the last three years building a reputation as one of the more versatile acts operating at the intersection of club and festival. Their catalog moves between anthemic big room wreckers like "Lights Out" and classic UK dance in the vein of "Rain" ft. Clementine Douglas.
They've also been expanding their live footprint through CASA PARISI, their hybrid DJ/live show format that has touched multiple cities and earned a devoted following.
Eyelar is no stranger to this orbit either. The fast-rising singer and writer featured on Actual Life 3 opener "Eyelar (shutters)," and before that made her mark on the dance floor via Purple Disco Machine's 2021 Afro House hit "Dopamine." Her presence on "This Is Real" is less a guest spot and more a third pillar - her vocals cut and shaped into the fabric of the track rather than sitting on top of it.
The result is a record that sounds like the product of genuine creative intimacy - assured, expansive, and aimed squarely at peak time. With more music promised from PARISI throughout 2026, this feels less like a one-off moment and more like a proper beginning.
