Swoll, the brainchild of Baltimore musician Matt Dowling, continues to be relentless with his newest single, "Do You Know What's Changed?" Taken from the forthcoming album "Avoid Attached," we're treated to a vision of indie rock and synth-infused atmospherics that oozes with sparkling grit. That sound is of a restless artist transcending bracket and expectation.
Dowling, who is known for playing for the DMV bands like The Effects, Deleted Scenes, and Paperhaus, describes Swoll as a project in which energy and pulse are on equal ground. The live-wire intensity of rock seamlessly bleeds into the rhythmic depth of trap and electronic production, which feels at once immediate and hypnotic.
This one feels like a manifesto on artistic independence, an insistence that musicians don't have to pick between raw musicianship and electronic experiment. Instead, it accepts both and tunefully exaggerates them until the song pulses with a life of its own. As "Avoid Attached" looms, Swoll serves as proof that genre-defiant music is potent. "Do You Know What's Changed?" asks you to reflect, but also demands to be felt, with your heart racing, your head nodding, and your body moving. It's a reminder that music can be intellectual and deep at the same time.
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