Tommy Veanud reimagines Lana Del Rey’s ‘Summertime Sadness’ with an Afro House twist
Tommy Veanud has turned one of pop’s most haunting anthems into a barefoot-in-the-rain dancefloor ritual. The DJ and producer drops his Afro House cover of Lana Del Rey’s Summertime Sadness on September 4 via TV Recordings, layering Afro-inspired percussion, lush melodic synths, and a brand-new male vocal that reshapes the original into a late-summer club hymn.
“The song you want to dance barefoot to in the summer rain, the one that makes you fall in love, dream deeply, notice every bright spot in each day, and look ahead to the future with hope and faith,” Veanud tells Mixmag.
Behind the alias stands Artem Dunaev, better known in the underground as Prime Punk. With more than 15 years of international experience, his catalogue includes collaborations with Idd Aziz, Lizwi, Coco, Darksidevinyl and Burak Yeter, plus appearances at festivals like Ultra Europe. Since stepping into the Tommy Veanud moniker in 2023, he’s built up over 2 million streams, climbed into Beatport’s Top 40 Hype Organic House chart, and earned support from heavyweights including Hugel, Meduza, Black Coffee, Jamie Jones, Don Diablo, Marco Carola, Blond:ish and Arodes.
2024 saw him double down on Afro House, taking the sound across Thailand and Bali with headline appearances at Atlas Super Club. His touring résumé stretches through 12 countries and 25 cities, from Ibiza and Amsterdam to Tokyo, Goa and Macau, where he’s shared the stage with Volac, Goom Gum, Alexander Popov, Shapov and more. As a resident for labels and events like Bunny Tiger, Redolent and Café de Anatolia, Veanud continues to thread emotional songwriting into club-ready grooves.
With Summertime Sadness, he lands another statement release: a track that carries Lana’s melancholy into a new dimension of rhythm, sunlight and communal release.
Tommy Veanud – Summertime Sadness
Out September 4, 2025, on TV Recordings
