Swansea Skag - DOG BOY

Swansea Skag’s “DOG BOY” mixes and matches elements from a variety of popularized genres before finding its own nestling space within the sonic universe. But that’s not why we find this tune compelling. It’s that this Mansfield, OH native’s sound derives from one or so genres that we don’t especially care for. We’re specifically thinking about acts like Milky Chance and boyWithUke, who we are 50% sure are just fronts for an AI-generated alt-folk algorithm developed by the an evil conglomerate entity. They could also just be real people who make generic music - who knows. Anyway, it’s not necessarily the genre itself we don’t like, it’s the trivialization of it - which is what make’s Skag’s “DOG BOY” all the more refreshing. Founded upon a WU-LYF-styled vocal acapella chant, this short and sweet tune’s got enough savvy and charm to convince even the harshest critics that every genre deserves at least one last shot at redemption.