Dam Swindle - Open

Amsterdam naaves 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 gestatation period that traces back several years, ‘Open’
is their most inamate and personal body of work thus far, birthed during a ame 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 expectaaons of what a Dam Swindle song should sound like, the
creaavity started to flow naturally with songs in many different styles and tempos.
The result is an album that feels refreshing and upli[ing and sall very much true to
the heart and soul of our sound.” - Dam Swindle, January 2025.