Independent
The
story of SWIRL, from the little information I have found by reading their
biography, is a story of a band of musicians that were and still are determined
to make their dream real (and actually they have succeeded) which is no other than
to make music. They want to pass their determination and the spirit of the
fighter, that describes them, through their music as they pretty much state in
their biography. “Swirl” is their new work and when a band gives the band name
as the title of the album that means two things: 1) that the band considers
this one as their best work so far and 2) that this might be a new beginning
for them.
THE COVER: The
cover is simple and I have to say minimalistic, but sometimes or might I say
most of the times less is more. You can see a black spiral on the background
that covers the whole cover of the album and in front is the word “SWIRL”. You
can’t get any meaning straighter to the point than that.
MUSICAL STYLE: I
am not much into the music of these guys, so if somehow I do them wrong then
they and you have to excuse me since it wasn’t done on purpose, but only by
ignorance. In my ears SWIRL sound like a band that balances between the U.S.
rock and hard rock sound. There are moments that their sound is sleazy and also
flirts with the 80’s hair metal and other moments that becomes more melodic and
moves on rock paths. The sure thing is that they have a sound full of variety.
COMPOSITIONS: You
will find here 7 compositions that move somewhere between the rock, hard rock
and hair metal sound as I mentioned above. There are songs that despite the
fact that they have their roots in the 70’s and 80’s, sound modern and fresh.
Also one more positive thing is that their music is optimistic and passes that
to the listener.
CONCLUSION: SWIRL
are definitely a band of musicians that know their sound very well, also they
are good with their instruments and above all they are talented and creative.
They know how to create music that is catchy and yet have quality and of course
they manage to give to the old rock/hard rock sound a contemporary touch. I
think people who like this kind of sound will find here something to listen to
for a long time.
Nick “Verkaim”
Parastatidis
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