Swimming Paul

Mysterious and enigmatic electronic producer Swimming Paul makes fun, nostalgia-evoking tracks that make space for pop infectiousness, the movement and character of bedroom house, and the melodic side of rave-informed techno. He released multiple singles leading up to his 2024 album Smiling Through the Pain. Swimming Paul took early inspiration from Daft Punk's Alive 2007, absorbing some of the French electronic legends' perspectives on emotionally moving dance music while he was beginning to make tracks of his own. His first songs appeared in 2023, with a style so similar to...