Forest Swords Announces First Album Since 2017, Shares New Video: Watch

Earlier this summer time, Forest Swords got here again with “Butterfly Effect” and “Tar,” his first new songs since 2017. The British digital producer has now introduced his comeback album, Bolted, which is out October 20 by way of Ninja Tune. Along with the aforementioned tracks, the LP incorporates a new tune referred to as “The Low.” Find the brand new tune’s music video beneath. Also beneath, discover the album reduce “Caged.”

Bolted is Forest Swords’ third studio LP, following 2017’s Compassion and 2013’s Engravings. The musician recorded his new album at a warehouse manufacturing facility house in his Liverpool hometown. In a press assertion, he defined the origin of “The Low”: “‘The Low’ was based on a beat I’d originally intended for Yoko Ono, and features elements I made both at the start and end of the album, so ties together a lot of the sounds and emotions I was exploring during the writing process. The accompanying video directed with Sam Wiehl expands on some of my artwork and visual world that accompanies the record.”

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