Listen: Douglas Dare Previews New Album With ‘Swim’

From the moment he titled his album ‘Whelm’, Douglas Dare could do no wrong. Building on that name, his intention’s clearly been to overwhelm, with the senses being drowned out in particular by a new song, ‘Swim’.

Taken from a release on Erased Tapes, the track employs piano lines not dissimilar to fellow ET alumni Nils Frahm’s, combined with shockwave electronic percussion. These bursts of energy come like vicious jolts, beauty being given a rude wake-up call.

Pre-order Douglas Dare’s ‘Whelm’ here. CD and vinyl editions come with a 20-page lyric book, ‘Nine Poems’. The album’s out on 12th May. [via Dots and Dashes]

Douglas Dare launches ‘Whelm’ with a show at London Birthdays, 16th May. Buy tickets here.

Douglas Dare, ‘Swim’: