Matthew Barnes, the UK producer known as Forest Swords, has spent the past few years working on soundtracks and installation art, but we like him best when he’s in album mode, making his own kind of dubbed-out clanking evilness. Fortunately, he’s back in that game now. Later this month, Forest Swords will release Bolted — only his third studio album, and his first since 2017’s
Compassion
. It’s shaping up to be something very cool.
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Matthew Barnes, the UK producer known as Forest Swords, has spent the past few years working on soundtracks and installation art, but we like him best when he’s in a... more info