Jeju won a design contest at School of Rock by creating an album cover for Swinging's My Bed Is A Boat, featuring a layered soundscape that blends slowcore, post-country, and chamber folk elements. The album navigates themes of nostalgia and moving forward, portraying emotions that linger in an ambiguous space. Vale's honest and straightforward lyrics evoke intimacy, often addressed to an unseen 'you.' The sound itself varies from echoic qualities to complex sonic textures, creating an immersive listening experience that feels both familiar and introspective.
My Bed Is a Boat is never quite moody but always wandering, like fog rolling over a familiar landscape.
True to their name, Swinging's first album swings, wavering between vulnerability and resolve, nostalgia and forward motion.
Vale's lyrics are diaristic and vulnerable, often delivered in straightforward language that evokes a kind of Artist's Way morning-pages intimacy.
On 'Forerunner,' Vale sings simply, 'kissing the dog on the nose,' addressing a 'you' that feels like an open invitation.
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