Forest Swords Announces First Album In Six Years 'Bolted', Shares Two New Tracks The Low And Caged
Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: self-titled
Forest Swords, aka Matthew Barnes, has announced his first album is six years.
The follow-up to 2017's 'Compassion' is called 'Bolted' and will arrive on October 20 via Ninja Tune.
Recorded over the past year in a warehouse space in the electronic producer's home city of Liverpool, it'll feature the early summer singles Butterfly Effect and Tar, along with the newly shared The Low and Caged, two dark, enveloping atmospheric tracks. Barnes said:
"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."
Barnes has also lined up a run of UK and European dates for the winter, including a headline show at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts on November 10.
'Bolted' tracklist:
1. Munitions
2. Butterfly Effect
3. Rubble
4. Night Sculpture
5. Caged
6. Tar
7. The Low
8. Chain Link
9. Hjope
10. End
11. Line Gone Cold
Forest Swords Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu November 02 2023 - MANCHESTER White Hotel
Fri November 03 2023 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Cluny 2
Fri November 10 2023 - LONDON ICA
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