Swami (2020)
While Swami John Reis has released music under his own name in conjunction with The Blind Shake and Metz, this two song 7" marks the first release where he's not working with another established band. With John having been responsible for some of my favorite records ever released, I was interested to see how this 7" would differ from say Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes or Night Marchers.
A Side "Ride The Wild Night" is built off of a fast paced acoustic guitar riff that reminds me a little bit of the Rocket cover of "Love Is Lies." It's not as obviously pop as that cover song is, but it has a similar feel with John & co using that riff as a foundation to layer on the electrics and blast into a chorus that I can't wait to scream at the top of my lungs once shows are a thing again.
On the B side we have "I Hate My Neighbors in the Yellow House." It starts off with a heavy synth riff and that caused me concern for a brief moment as I am not typically interested in 80s synth sounds. But, the synth is just the backbone that all of the the guitars and rhythms are constructed around. It's the noisier of the two songs and I don't think it would have been too out of place on the second Night Marchers LP.
These two songs are from an upcoming full length album. Said album was supposed have been released this year with a supporting tour, but of course 2020 must be consistently terrible. I'm looking forward to hearing more from this and I hope the album doesn't get pushed too far into 2021.
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