The added synths are a real winner.
Newcastle’s Swine Tax have been on our radar for a while, and for good reason.
As proven further on their new track ‘Screensaver’, the band are showing real promise for big, big things. Having recently added Euan Lynn on synth, the band have sharpened their sound to a much fuller and more impressive level.
Their plucky, post-punk sounds of the future are propelling them forwards on a bed of furious guitar work and sardonic lyrical genius.
Speaking on the single, the band explain, “’Screensaver’ is about losing your password. It’s an in-joke about our technophobia, but it also attempts to get to the heart of a more widespread feeling of alienation that’s fostered by technology. Lyrically we took a more direct approach than is often applied to the issue, by painting a vivid picture of a familiar subject we sought to highlight the everyday absurdities of a life lived online. We didn’t then imagine how relevant the track would be during this global pandemic – many of us are gawping at screens all day, slowly going insane and totally reliant on technology to communicate.”
