Open

Amsterdam natives Maarten Smeets and Lars Dales, aka Dam Swindle, unveil their third long-player with the release of a new track, the first to be shared from the upcoming album, 'Open' - out on 30 May 2025 via Heist Recordings. The new album sees the acclaimed duo dive far beyond the deep sonic waters they're most known for, exploring lower tempos, synthwave, hip-house, and ambient across fourteen tracks. With a gestation period that traces back several years, 'Open' is their most intimate and personal body of work thus far, birthed during a time of self-reflection away from touring and personal transformation as individuals. 'We felt the need to tell a very personal story through our music as a translation of our personal development in the past years. We also wanted to make music without a specific goal in mind; We simply wanted to create. By taking away the grid of dance music and any expectations of what a Dam Swindle song should sound like, the creativity started to flow naturally with songs in many different styles and tempos. The result is an album that feels refreshing and uplifting and still very much true to the heart and soul of our sound.' - Dam Swindle, January 2025. While the trademark Dam Swindle four-to-the-floor beats are still ever-present on tracks like 'The Present Is Always Perfect', 'I Need You', and 'Is This Love?', it's the gentle waves of synths on opener 'Home', the contemplative piano chords of 'Bloom' featuring Joep Beving, and the lo-fi ambienc

Tracks

1~1~Home
1~2~Not Enough Feat. Haile Supreme
1~3~The Present Is Always Perfect
1~4~Girl Feat. Faye Meana
2~1~Run, Run, Run
2~2~Only Ever Now
2~3~Open Feat. Samson
3~1~I Need You
3~2~Bloom Feat. Joep Beving
3~3~Some Day Feat. Ric Wilson
3~4~Kiki Feat. Lyma
4~1~Is This Love?
4~2~It's Okay, I Can Wait
4~3~Closer

Details

Catalogue Number: HEISTLP03
Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Dam Swindle
Release Date: 30 May 2025
Genre: Special Interest / Miscellaneous
Label: HEIST RECORDINGS
Distributor: Rocket Group