A wintry collage from one of 2024's breakout stars.
As far as crossover electronic success goes, Barry Can't Swim's 2024 scorecard would take some beating. He bagged a Mercury Prize nomination and has the range to both pack out festivals as a DJ and sell out tours worldwide with a string-accented live show.
Barely 12 months on from the release of debut album When Will We Land?, it's fair to say Josh Mannie is one of the most in-demand artists working in dance and electronic music right now.
For RA.968, he pulls in the complete opposite direction from any of that with a beatless collage. Speckled with brand-new ambient material, Barry Can't Swim's RA Podcast charts a path from This Mortal Coil to Ryuichi Sakamoto, with a detour through some Linkwood and Anthony Naples deep cuts we've not heard for a good while.
RA.968 has the crackle of a frosty night walk set to tape—a holiday gift from one of the most popular acts in the game. 'Tis the season.
