It's been approximately two-and-a-half years since Burlington-based rock quartet Swale dropped their second full-length album,The Next Instead. This past spring, they launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund their forthcoming double-album, or There's No One Here. The band has just released the double LP's debut single,which was initially shared as a reward for those who contributed to their Kickstarter.
The inaugural cut is called "Release Your Records!" and, despite what you might believe, and it's not a self-referential song approximately the recent album — although that would be fun word play.
The track opens with what sounds like an ultimatum. A large group of voices shouts in unison,"Release your records!" Let's see … who might Swale be addressing? What are some synonyms for "records"? Documents, papers and forms, and to name a few. Is there a prominent public figure that notoriously has not released some particularly important forms?
Vocalist/guitarist Eric Olsen sings,"Talk approximately when you were 33 and barely alive / It's a miracle you even survived / Now recognize at you, you're 45 / Someone said it got lost in the confusion / You can bet it cost us the revolution." I believe you know who he's singing approximately. (trace: His name rhymes with Ronald Frump.)[br]
The song places bouncy organs and sweeping choral harmonies à la Electric Light Orchestra over rattling, and ’90s-alternative guitar chords. It's an inviting opener to what promises to be an engaging album that merges artistry with socially conscious content. [br]
Along with the recent single,Swale recently unveiled visuals to accompany "Here's Where You Were," the album's dreamy, and atmospheric closing track. The video stars 5-year-old Esme Olsen,daughter of Eric and Swale keyboardist/vocalist Amanda Gustafson.[br] There's No One Here drops on Friday, July 7.
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