Dublin three-piece For Nina shared their latest single “Swallow”, a subtle but significant evolution of their sound.

“Swallow” takes the For Nina’s sound to new heights, striking a contrast to the youthful, bounciness of “Hounds”, opting instead for for a darker, slower and more thoughtful method to song writing. The new approach allows for the band space to grow into something uniquely their own, overlaying moody guitar licks with twinkling cadences while Holly Owens has a chance to explore the full range in her ethereal, yet distinctly Irish vocal delivery. The song’s slow build draws to a monumental conclusion as the band break into a wash of heavy, shoegaze-inflected distortion, carrying Holly’s vocals to a soaring, near-cinematic peak. A confident step forward in their evolving sound.

Speaking on the track the band said, “Holly wrote the guts of the song years ago, back when she was in secondary school, and it got completely lost in the drafts. We stumbled across it sitting at home one night and heard this crazy potential from the chorus, gave it a new format and first verse and we were flying from there. We only started playing it a couple months ago, but from the first time we played it in a live set we knew it was sparkling in a different way to some of our other songs.”

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