Tag: The Sway When Worlds Collide

A Sonic Shove: “Hard Enough (Remix)” by DownTown Mystic

There is a specific kind of sweat you only generate in a dive bar after midnight, and DownTown Mystic seems intent on bottling that exact humidity with "Hard Enough (Remix)". It hits you immediately a sonic shove to the chest that feels like a double shot of something brown, burning, and absolutely necessary. Robert Allen, the engine behind the moniker, isn't interested in polishing...

Finding Peace in “Copium” by Bloomfield Machine

Listening to Bloomfield Machine's new seventeen-track instrumental album, “Copium,” feels a bit like stepping into a terrarium during a quiet downpour. The title itself suggests a kind of modern, knowing self-delusion, the balm we apply just to get by. Yet, the music crafted by Huntington Beach’s Brian Kassan is far too sincere for pure cynicism. This isn’t the sound of giving up; it’s the...

The Sway’s “When Worlds Collide”: Unearthed Gems with a Heart of Gold

The Sway. London. Late 80s. These words, on their own, conjure... well, honestly, a flock of pigeons taking flight in Trafalgar Square. Unexpected, right?...