SWOLL is the genre-defying project of Baltimore musician Matt Dowling, who is best known for his work playing bass in critically acclaimed DMV area bands like The Effects (Dischord Records), Deleted Scenes (Park the Van Records), and Paperhaus (Misra Records). SWOLL fuses the energy of live rock performance with the depth and pulse of electronic and trap beats. Their not-to-be-missed visual-heavy live show creates a hybrid sound-sculpture that's atmospherically dreamy, mysterious, and relentlessly groove-driven.

In May 2025, SWOLL will publicly release “Scar,” the lead single from their upcoming full-length album Avoid Attach, due out this fall. Moody, layered, reflective, and deeply emotional, SWOLL has historically given open nods to music icons like Unwound, Kraftwerk, Antelope and Shudder to Think while incorporating undercurrents of hip-hop, trap, post-punk, and new wave. The song “Scar” itself is an homage to the now-defunct Washington band, Puff Pieces (a descendent project of Antelope), and the social commentary delivered through their prescient 2016 LP, Bland in D.C