Forest Swords | The Weight of Gold

Yesterday, accompanied by the sidenote “Life’s too fucking short,” Forest Swords unveiled the second track from his forthcoming LP, Engravings , due out August 26 via Tri Angle Records . Since his debut EP, Matthew Barnes has maintained a low profile, simultaneously producing for other artists, dealing with hearing problems, and planning his sophomore release. The product, Engravings , has been a year in the making and Barnes took his time with the album, which was supposedly mixed entirely outdoors “in the Wirral countryside on his laptop.” “The Weight of Gold” sees the producer intertwining dream-like disparate elements, much like he’s done with much of his previous work. However, this time around, Barnes seems to have refined his musical vision, allowing his pieces to unfold more slowly and doing so with confidence. Read the press release here .

Engravings Tracklist:

01 Ljoss
02 Thor’s Stone
03 Irby Tremor
04 Onward
05 The Weight of Gold
06 An Hour
07 Anneka’s Battle
08 The Gathering
09 Plumes
10 Friend, You Will Never Learn

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