Barry Can't Swim - Loner (2025)
Loner finds Barry Can’t Swim balancing dancefloor energy with reflective depth across a diverse electronic palette. The opening moments, like “The Person You’d Like To Be,” set a thoughtful tone with hypnotic synths and spoken-word fragments, signaling that this isn’t merely club music — it’s introspective movement. Songs like “Different” and “Still Riding” shift into more kinetic territory, marrying rhythmic drive with textural richness.
The album’s strength is its ability to traverse moods without losing coherence. Tracks move from euphoric momentum to wistful pauses, jazz-tinged textures and soulful touches, creating a sense of narrative reflection even as the beats pulse. That fluidity lets Loner function equally well as a dance-oriented record and as a set of emotional snapshots.
Barry Can’t Swim’s production is confident and full-bodied, exploring jazz, house, ambient, and broken-beat influences with a sense of purpose. The result feels like a thoughtful, multi-dimensional statement — one that rewards repeat listening while still satisfying in the moment.
Genre: Electronic
Country: US
Final Verdict: 64% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 413th / 906
Highlight: About To Begin
Made me think of:
Fred Again
Jamie XX
Bonobo
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