XLR8R — Forest Swords (a.k.a Merseyside producer Matthew Barnes) has returned with a two-track single in aid of hurricane and earthquake relief work in Puerto Rico and Mexico. "Congregate" b/w "Free" comes four months after the release of his album Compas... more info

Stereogum — Experimental producer Matthew Barnes, who puts out music as Forest Swords, released one of the best albums of the year so far with Compassion, and today he's returned with two new tracks, "Congregate" and "Free." You can listen to them below and revi... more info

XLR8R — Forest Swords (a.k.a Merseyside producer Matthew Barnes) has issued a video for "Raw Language," a standout track from his second album Compassion, out now via Ninja Tune. The track features Barnes experimenting with balancing the organic sounds of st... more info

Stereogum — Forest Swords have shared a video for "Raw Language" from Compassion , one of our favorite albums of the year so far. Director Sam Wiehl refracts Matthew Barnes' dark and dramatic production at new angles via a series of colorful, compelling shots m... more info

KEXP Seattle — The alias of Merseyside, UK-based producer Matthew Barnes, Forest Swords has steadily emerged as one of the most exciting artists exploring the darker magnetic fringes of exploratory electronic music, folding numerous genres into his own undefinable ... more info

XLR8R — On June 27, Melbourne-based label Enhancer Records will drop its sophomore release, Lithe's Fervent Gum. Operating in a musical space that counts the likes of Cut Hands, The Haxan Cloak, HEALTH, and Forest Swords as contemporaries, Lithe ... more info

Stereogum — Matthew Barnes, the composer and producer behind the Forest Swords moniker, is the first to tell you that he doesn’t listen to all that much music. It’s a curious thing to admit, seeing how Barnes in not only the business of beatmaking, but his w... more info

Nialler9 — With so many releases flying at you, here are recommended vetted listens from Nialler9 for you this week, as collated in the Nialler9 New Albums Spotify playlist, updated weekly. 1. Mac DeMarco – This Old Dog You’re very likely already at l... more info

XLR8R — Forest Swords (a.k.a Merseyside producer Matthew Barnes) has shared "Panic," the third track to be lifted from forthcoming album Compassion, out May 5 via Ninja Tune. The track journeys between a rumbling cello loop, chiming bells, and clattering bea... more info

Stereogum — Almost four years ago, Matthew Barnes, the UK producer who records under the name Forest Swords, released an ominous and entrancing album called Engravings . Next month, he'll follow it up, finally, with a new one called Compassion. We've posted the... more info