New Swears​/​Swollen Eyes Split

(New Swears)

(Swollen Eyes)

1. Hey Mister

2. Blackout Pact

3. Dog's Age

4. Burning Man

5. Rather Be Dead

6. Paradise

7. Can't Make Her Love Me

New Swears and Swollen Eyes have decided to put out a split album. This is pretty much just a New Swears album, as Swollen Eyes only have one song on here, (Track 7). This album has a very basic and rough punk and garage rock sound. This album just basically allows both of the bands to play shows. They both have a similar sound, and we feel it's similar to Ramones or a Beach Boys style, so if you like those bands, you could like this album. They have made an album here. When looking at the recording quality of this album you can tell why it's called garage rock, and that this is basically a demo. There is a lot of work to do here, but it is a start. The instrumentation is nothing to really mention, both bands can play though. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals from New Swears are not bad, you can tell they can sing and that there is potential here. We think with a better recording, it could highlight their vocals better, and really show them off. Swollen Eyes song has dual vocals performed on the song, while there is also screaming. This along with the roughness of the album is hard to tell, but from what we can tell, they can sing. Screaming is another thing. With the lyrics, New Swears goes for songs about partying, always moving forward, people changing, relationships, road trips and more. While Swollen Eyes song just seems to be so rough, and with the screaming in the song, we can't really get a feel for what they are saying. If you are looking for a single to this split alum, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the feel of the album. New Swears have put out a debut recording that shows off what the band is trying to do and gives them a base to work with. Hopefully the band keeps working and can get a better all around representation of their music. Same thing with Swollen Eyes, this isn't their first release, but with more, we could get a better feel from them, although we think they are partly trying to sound like that. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of the album.

Genre: Garage Rock/Punk/Indie

Release Date: August 7th, 2012
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Label: None