Swish (album)

This article is about the Joywave album. For the Kanye West album originally titled Swish, see The Life of Pablo.

Swish
Remix album / compilation album by Joywave
Released	March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
Length	30:55
Label	Cultco Hollywood
Producer	Daniel Armbruster Sean Donnelly
Joywave chronology
How Do You Feel Now? (2015) Swish (2016) Content (2017)

Swish (stylized as SWISH) is a compilation album by American indie rock band Joywave. It was released on March 11, 2016, through Cultco and Hollywood, primarily to promote their single "Destruction". The album contains 10 tracks, beginning with "Destruction", followed by eight versions of the song that feature different remixed intros, and ending with a bonus track titled "Life in a Bubble I Blew", a song that was cut from How Do You Feel Now?. ^[1] The titles of tracks 2-9 create the phrase "Why be credible when you can be incredible?", a reference to the Huffington Post article that front man Daniel Armbruster wrote about "Destruction". ^[2]

The name of the album refers to Kanye West's seventh studio album The Life of Pablo , which was originally intended to be titled Swish. ^{[3] [4]} This reference was in response to the album artwork of The Life of Pablo bearing a striking resemblance to Joywave's promotional material for "Destruction", which was posted several weeks prior. ^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]

Marcy Donelson reviewed the album for AllMusic, writing "Call it irritating or call it delightful, the band has also been known to repeat the same song in live performance until they see the desired amount of dancing". ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniel Armbruster and Sean Donnelly

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Destruction"	3:04
2.	"Why"	3:15
3.	"Be"	2:59
4.	"Credible"	2:55
5.	"When"	3:03
6.	"You"	3:00
7.	"Can"	2:52
8.	"Be (Part 2)"	3:11
9.	"Incredible?"	2:55
10.	"Life in a Bubble I Blew" (bonus track)	3:41
Total length:		30:55

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		US Alt. [7]
"Destruction"	2015	18

References

1. LeDonne, Rob (31 July 2017). "Joywave Reveal Correct Pronunciation of New Album 'Content,' Talk Hometown Loyalty". Billboard. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
2. Armbruster, Daniel (3 November 2015). "Why Be Credible When You Can Be Incredible?". HuffPost. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
3. "Kanye West's Album Has a New Title Now". Pitchfork. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
4. Harvey, Tyler (14 June 2016). "Review–Joywave Shows Denver Some Destruction". 303 Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
5. "Interview: Joywave and the art of being 'Content'". Vanyaland. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
6. Donelson, Marcy. "SWISH - Joywave". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
7. Peak chart positions for singles on the Alternative Songs chart:
   • All except noted: "Joywave – Awards". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved February 25, 2015.
   • "Dangerous": "Big Data – Awards". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved September 29, 2014.