The past is meeting the future on Swamp Music Player’s latest cut ‘Mikayla’; a song with a gripping composition and an engaging arrangement that are raw, authentic, and off-kilter. Instantly memorable.
Referring to themselves as a retro-futuristic band that plays swamp blues, Swamp Music Players hail from Victoria, Canada, and their song ‘Mikayla’ is a part of their latest EP Swamp Sandwich. The music on ‘Mikayla’ is exhilarating with its bittersweet melodies and arresting chord sequences.
The song aims to deliver a blend of electronic and garage rock that is retro-inspired, yet futuristic. The band does so by avoiding overproduction, resulting in a song that’s immediate and direct. Driven by its fantastic composition, the song delves deeper into the world of groupies and scene girls who explore their passion for arts amidst toxic and harmful environments. Recorded in Detroit, at Steve Greene’s Battlechamber music studio, the song’s peculiar sonic approach is definitely one of its standout features that build toward its being this unique of a sound. With its throbbing bass, honky tonk piano rhythms, chugged guitar riffs, and autotuned vocals, ‘Mikayla’ is a song with a distinctive character.
A strongly individual sound, Swamp Music Players are capable of textures that I’ve not been exposed to before. On ‘Mikayla’, the band attempts a rather challenging blend between old and new, and between electronic and lo-fi. The results are rich and fun, and ‘Mikayla’ is an easy winner.
