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Swapmeet Release 'I Know!' Ahead of SXSW U.S. Debut

The Adelaide quartet showcases a more deliberate, guitar-led sound after joining Winspear.

Overview

  • The new single arrives as the band prepares for its first U.S. appearance at SXSW in March.
  • Swapmeet—Venus O’Broin, Joshua Doherty, Maxwell Elphick, and Jack Medlyn—grew from loose teenage jams into focused studio sessions.
  • The band recently signed to Winspear as the label’s first international act.
  • Songs typically start with guitar riffs, with production software used like an additional instrument and instrumentals often completed before lyrics.
  • Recorded before any live road-testing, “I Know!” channels the disorienting transition from adolescence into adulthood with a delicate sense of chaos.