Softee Boy is artist/producer
Jim Swim's finest offering yet.
Manifested in the depths
of a pandemic, the artist wrote,
recorded, and co-produced
(with Abraham) this five track EP
that blends bedroom pop,
alternative hip-hop, and indie soul
with wavy and hazy warmth.
The songs are full of big moments
and complementary contrasts:
giant swells
and vulnerable comedowns,
stadium energy and
stripped down acoustics,
all in service of lyrics that weave
poetically through
overlapping narratives.
It all bubbles together
into a potent expression
of who Jim Swim is as an artist.
Softee Boy (which is
also the name
of the memorable title track)
is both intensely personal
and highly relatable, unwinding
a happysad coming of age story
across surf-y guitars,
tape-delayed synths,
and chunky drums.
It's an inviting world.
One to burrow into
during a dark winter.
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