I get a ton of free music emailed to me on a daily basis. And to be honest most of it is utter trash. It’s unoriginal rubbish. Some however is simply brilliant. And then there are certain bands, sounds, or songs that don’t really fit into any of those categories. These musicians and artists somehow sound familiar while still sounding original. There always seems to be something about their music that is infectious and catchy while still having certain qualities that maybe hint at not being ready for prime time {but hey, neither was the original cast of SNL}.
Shwayze is just such a sound. At first listen they easily passed in and out of my head in just a few minutes as they were crammed in the middle of a largely folk {alt folk, new folk, post folk, indie folk, I was on a folk kick ok? style of playlist}. But to be fair I try to listen to each and every song that is mailed my way whether it comes via the old fashioned standard mail or the brand new interwebs. So today I finally got a chance to listen to Shwayze on their own, without the clutter of other music. And the verdict is that I like it. It’s good music that sounds like the type of sounds you’d like to hear in the background of a good chill out. At times acoustic, at times indie, and at times hip hop there are enough elements here that everyone can find something to chill with. Anyway, Shwayze is made up of Shwayze and Cisco {no not that Swayze and not that Sisqo} and they make some inventive music.
mp3 : Shwayze - Buzzin’
mp3 : Shwayze - Don’t Be Shy
There is still something that I cannot get out of my head while I listen to these two tracks. There is something so familiar about their sound and I swear that they’re triggering something from my days in high school {the latter parts of the nineties}, but I cannot place exactly who my brain thinks they sound like. Any good readers have an idea? Something in me wants to compare it to Diddy back when he was called Puff Daddy but played over an acoustic track. There are some of the same melodic elements that Diddy used in his tribute to Notorius B.I.G. as well as Diddy’s classic smooth vocals and loose rhyme schemes. Does any of that ring true with your ears? Just who do they remind you of?
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