by Eliana Fermi
“Save My Love,” the shimmering June 6, 2025 release from Marshmello, Ellie Goulding, & AVAION, is a slice of electrified pop that captures the breathless euphoria of dancing under soft strobes, hearts synced with the beat, joy washing over the body like color in motion.
From the very first lines of “I can see it when I close my eyes / Like the sun is slowly fading into view,” Ellie Goulding’s voice floats in with passion, buoyed by the warmth of synths. Her delivery is light as air but emotionally rooted, a paradox she’s long perfected. The melody winds upward, gathering momentum as layers of synth and drums are added. When everything finally kicks in with the drum beat, bass thumps, pulse lines, you’re not just listening. You’re moving.
And then comes the drop: a playful, hypnotic conversation between Goulding’s vocal phrases and an exotic synth line that glides and curls like smoke from a bonfire. That synth isn’t just clever, it’s alive, dancing microtonally between notes, bending pitch and pulse in a way that feels futuristic and ancient. Credit to AVAION for that deeply textured modulation; it gives the track its strange, beautiful spice. Meanwhile, Marshmello’s production keeps everything warm, wide, and irresistible.
What’s keeping you moving is how the second drop amplifies without overwhelming. More synths, more emotional depth, yet still that dance beat fills the air between sounds that makes you want to move back and forth in celebration. The memory it evokes isn’t literal. It’s a feeling of a joy that’s too big to describe but too precise to forget.
“Save My Love” invites you into a mood, a movement, a memory you didn’t know you had. It’s a summer anthem that’s catchy (it is) because it understands that joy and longing often dance together, and that’s what keeps us human. That’s the short of it!
