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Dim Wizard – “Stoicism” | Single Review — Swim Into The Sound I am still working on learning that people can only give me so much. Nobody can provide me with all that I need. I spend so much time railing against others’ expectations of me that I owe them grace w...

Check out @swimintosound.bsky.social's review of "Stoicism!"
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There's a new Equipment EP out today!

And I wrote about it!

For @swimintosound.bsky.social!!

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Special Sauce: August 2025 The newest iteration of my rotating playlist of 15 songs - a little saucy, a little spicy, and always lovingly curated

I wrote about 15 songs and 15 drinks and the concept of a little treat www.goodandgoodforyou.co/p/special-sa...

Pile - Sunshine and Balance Beams review by Britta Joseph

Kerosene Heights - Blame It On The Weather review by Brandon Cortez

Jobber - Jobber To The Stars review by David Williams

Greg Frewman - Burnover review by Parker White

Happy Monday, Swim Fans!

Consider reading some of our recent reviews over at Swim Into The Sound to kick off your week right! 🖤✨️

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Also I’d be remiss if I didn’t also encourage you to read @ihavethatonvinyl.com
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Hot Progust Bites: Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness: with Ciara 10/10 You're Great · Episode

Had an absolute blast going on my friend @chrisfavata.bsky.social's podcast this week to gush about my favorite album of all time! :)

Give it a listen if that seems like your thing! 🖤❤️

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Peach Rings – i’ll look out for you | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound When I first started transing my gender way back in 2020, whenever I felt myself spiraling out about where my life was at, my therapist would always remind me that trans people are starting over. No m...

oh hey butterfly app I wrote about the new @nauseousgirl.bsky.social album this week for @swimintosound.bsky.social!

the album is very good and I think my review is pretty good

give it a peek if you're so inclined <3

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Pile – Sunshine and Balance Beams | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound Content Warning: This article discusses religious trauma, sexual abuse, and cults. I dug my fists into my thighs as my eyes stung with tears. I was once again the center of attention in our tiny ch...

my review of the new @pile.bsky.social album is up on @swimintosound.bsky.social 🏹 spoiler alert it’s an incredible release

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The Best of Q2 2025 — Swim Into The Sound We’re halfway through 2025, and it feels like my brain is contorting into shapes it was never meant to hold. Unlike my intro for our favorites of Q1 , I’m going to try my best not to go on a screed, ...

It's no secret that the Swim Team has good taste. Find out what our favorite releases of the last few months were in our Q2 roundup. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/6/...

The Best of Q2 2025 — Swim Into The Sound We’re halfway through 2025, and it feels like my brain is contorting into shapes it was never meant to hold. Unlike my intro for our favorites of Q1 , I’m going to try my best not to go on a screed, ...

I got to write about the emotionally charged new EP from @carefulgaze.bsky.social for the Best of Q2 round-up on @swimintosound.bsky.social. Please listen to this record. It's only three tracks, but it's as powerful as anything else they've done.

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Dance Myth – The Shapes We Make | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound When I was 19 years old, I first heard Listener’s album Wooden Heart Poems , and it made me realize that listening to music wasn’t good enough. Wooden Heart Poems was an invitation to write, and ...

Dance Myth is a new project from Dan Smith, who wields his trademark talky indie rock as an invitation to participate in the divine adventure of being fully human. @noellemidnight.com reviews the project’s debut LP. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/6/...

Oh and @bluecactusmusic.bsky.social I discovered thanks to @classicdoyle.bsky.social and his weekly newsletter NIGHTSWIMMING

This week it was hosted by the homies @swimintosound.bsky.social

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Phantom Island | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound Well, well, well. Once again, we find ourselves back in the Gizzverse. It wasn’t even a year ago that I was here telling you all about how death, taxes, and King Gizzard are life’s only certainties....

On their 27th (!!) LP, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard picks up right where they left off, embracing a feverish orchestral tilt. Guest writer and Gizz Historian Cassidy Sollazzo reviews Phantom Island. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/6/...

North Carolina Triple Threat: Wednesday, Kerosene Heights, and Eliza McLamb — Swim Into The Sound After being on the road for a week, first traveling up to Ohio for Fauxchella 8, then to Detroit, and finally to Knoxville, I finally made it back home to North Carolina. After a collective 1,900 mile...

It's a North Carolina Triple Threat. Today, we're treated to new music from @keroseneheights.bsky.social, @elizamclamb.bsky.social, and Wednesday. Taylor takes on all three as this week's Swim Select. swimintothesound.com/swim-selects...

“the crowd was more than happy to oblige, chanting along to every word until the group brought the guitars back out & turned things into an all-out punk party. Dressed in matching horizontal striped shirts, Perennial’s set was contagious & pure rock & fuckin’ roll”
Thanks @swimintosound.bsky.social!

wow, such a wonderful liberation weekend recap from @swimintosound.bsky.social ~ this @ekkoastral.bsky.social set was so fucking special!

Community, Solidarity, and Good Fucking Music: Liberation Weekend Recap — Swim Into The Sound Any music festival that starts with a wall of death and a band smashing a guitar is cool as fuck in my book. Any festival where the lineup is comprised of mostly trans and queer musicians is powerfu...

LIBERATION WEEKEND RECAP. We recount each and every set of the inaugural two-day DC music festival put together by
@ekkoastral.bsky.social and @genderlib.com 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🤘 swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/6/...

Summerbruise – Never Bothered — Swim Into The Sound The ‘Bruise is back, baby. That’s right, after making one of my favorite albums of 2022 , participating in one of the best splits in recent memory , and re-recording their debut , the pride of Indi...

The perpetually bothered @summerbruise.bsky.social insists they're Never Bothered on their @sideonedummy.bsky.social debut. Plus... Carpool shade? Read all about it in this week's Swim Select. swimintothesound.com/swim-selects...

Always delighted to chat with my besties in @withsailsahead.bsky.social!! 🥰✨️

Check this interview out when you have a sec, we had a lot of fun with it!

Re-Entering The Void: Interviewing With Sails Ahead On Their Debut Album’s First Anniversary — Swim Into The Sound I’ve been fortunate enough to know New Jersey post-hardcore band With Sails Ahead over the past several years, ever since I found them in 2021 through their single “ In Fear and Loathing .” It’s diffi...

New Jersey post-hardcore band @withsailsahead.bsky.social's debut LP Infinite Void turned one this April, so @rhiannon-comma.bsky.social sat down with the group to talk about their past year and what it was like bringing their first full-length into the world.
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Greg Freeman – Curtain — Swim Into The Sound If you have even a passing interest in the currently unfolding alt-country renaissance, there’s a good chance that you already know the name Greg Freeman. His 2022 album I Looked Out has been gain...

The newest song from Greg Freeman is a piano-packed barroom brawler about seeing how much your heart can take, set against the backdrop of blood-swept plains and seedy dives. Read more about this week's Swim Select. swimintothesound.com/swim-selects...

Taylor's Favorites – May 2025 — Swim Into The Sound There’s new music coming out constantly, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up.&nbsp; Since January of 2021, I’ve been creating monthly playlists with the sole purpose of housing new music. Say what you...

May is over, and the good music is still flowin', whether you like it or not. If you're feeling behind or just want something new to listen to, we've got you covered. Check out Taylor's favorite songs and albums of the past month. swimintothesound.com/swim-selects...

Keep – Almost Static | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound Recently, I’ve made a resolution to get out of my apartment and go see more movies. It's been a drought so far this year, with my second-to-last entry being A Minecraft Movie , during which an eight-...

The latest record from Virginia-based quartet Keep feels like a plunge into the psyche of a character from a surrealist film, exploring the good, the bad, and the ugly. Guest writer Samuel Leon reviews the group’s fourth album. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/5/...

Home Is Where – Hunting Season | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound Until recently, Home Is Where’s bio across streaming services read simply, “our band could be yr neighborhood.” It was a fun play on a classic Minutemen line that gave an entire book on indie rock it...

With Hunting Season, @homeiswhereforever.bsky.social mount an elegy to the Southern United States out of crushed metal, animal hides, and country music. Guest writer Wes Cochran reviews the emo quartet’s third album. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/5/...

Hyber – Waiting For Your Call — Swim Into The Sound You remember the beginning of The Powerpuff Girls ? In the beautifully stylized intro , we see a silhouette of Professor Utonium combining “sugar, spice, and everything nice” in order to create the ...

Armed with an energetic pop-punk guitar riff and razor-sharp chorus, “Waiting For Your Call” introduces the world to @hyberbandofficial.bsky.social in bright, primary colors that feel like a Cartoon Network classic come to life. Check out this week's Swim Select. swimintothesound.com/swim-selects...

Maria Somerville – Luster | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound It’s not often that I find myself spellbound. I expect so much of myself and my life that I’m constantly moving, churning away, always attempting to get my boulder to the hilltop. Even when I’m motion...

Journey into the mystic on Maria Somerville’s 4AD debut, Luster. The Connemara artist’s musings on love, nature, and time are reviewed by Connor Fitzpatrick. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/5/...