Swingrowers (Pronounced Swing Grow'ers) [LP]

When Swingrowers released their debut in Sept 2012, electro swing was a bubbling cultural zeitgeist. This Italian band were among the earliest pioneers who helped shape the sound of the vintage-influenced genre. Their debut 12 track collection paved the way for the brilliant albums that followed and indeed for the ongoing popularity of the genre. A little rougher around the edges but with all the early promise on show, this album completes a 4 piece set for fans and collectors.Swingrowers went on to release a further 3 studio albums, toured internationally, playing major festivals including Montreux Jazz Festival, Glastonbury, Boomtown, and Tokyo's Blue Note Festival. Their music has to date amassed more than 100 million streams worldwide on Spotify alone, with videos clocking up many millions more."Pronounced" itself is a revelation. It stood the test of time as one of the earliest complete and fully realized Electro Swing albums that seamlessly blend 20's and 30's influences - violin, gypsy jazz guitar, saxophones, and swing music - with polished contemporary production. Here, superb musicianship meets great songwriting meets a unique modern sound, from Swing Hop to Drum & Bass, with jazz-inflected vocals in English and Italian.As we approach the 15 year anniversary, "Pronounced" is being released on vinyl for the first time.This release completes Swingrowers' entire album discography on vinyl, joining existing editions of "Remote", "Outsidein", and "Hybrid".For long-time fans, collectors, and anyone who discovered electro swing through artists such as Caravan Palace and Parov Stelar, "Pronounced" is a chance to finally own the sound of a young band (and indeed an upstart young genre) at the very start of their career.