So much can occur in two years. In 2023 Barry Can’t Swim’s extremely acclaimed debut album When Will We Land? took the dance music world by storm. Surpassing 100 million streams and incomes a nomination for the celebrated Mercury Music Prize, in addition to pageant slots at locations like Coachella and Glastonbury. Right this moment, Barry Can’t Swim releases his sophomore album Loner by way of Ninja Tune Information, and to preview the album Barry had this to share, “If my first album was a collage of all of the music I cherished and was impressed by rising up, then this album is probably the most genuine expression I may provide of myself and my life over the previous yr.”
The place When Will We Land? was euphoric and uplifting, Loner is way extra melancholic. Because the title would counsel, this album takes a for extra introspective and reflective. However extra than simply the beats and lyrics counsel, the general tone and environment of the challenge high to backside is cerebral and deep. “All My Associates” is a fascinating quantity with a soulful vocal and drifting melody. This monitor and “Kimpton” with the eclectic O’Flynn share probably the most sentiment with When Will We Land? however each are deeply transferring. “Like It’s Half Of The Dance” is the right monitor to outline Barry’s present sound in my view. It really works as a monitor to bounce to but additionally may carry a tear to your eye. Sampling Brandy’s 1994 basic “I Wanna Be Down,” that is one of some spectacular samples on the album together with the breathtaking “Nonetheless Driving” which samples Kali Uchis’ “Ridin Spherical” and the nostalgic “Childhood” which samples “I Select You” by Willie Hutch made well-known by UGK and Outkast’s “Int’l Gamers Anthem.”
Loner sees Barry go deeper, taking components of his uplifting international sound and incorporating a way of echoing introspection. It’s a challenge that it is best to hearken to greater than as soon as earlier than you type an opinion on it and that in itself will inform you how nice of a job Barry did at making a world with this challenge.
After ending a totally bought out North American tour just a few weeks in the past Barry Can’t Swim is now on the pageant circuit the place he will likely be at Lollapalooza, Osheago in Montreal, Arduous Summer time and extra.
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