Get To Know : Revival Season

Who is Revival Season?

Revival Season is the coming together of Atlanta rapper Brandon “BEZ” (B Easy) Evans and beatmaker/producer Jonah Swilley.

The duo make truly genre-busting music, layering Evan's versatile raps atop producer Swilley’s unpredictable combination of rock, funk and electronica.

How did they meet? 

Having finished recording 2022’s Georgia Gothic with Mattiel Brown in their co-fronted rock’n’soul/garage outfit Mattiel, Swilley was looking for new collaborations, reaching out to friends who were making music. The pair were already somewhat acquainted through the Atlanta music scene, and Evans was the first person to "hit me back with no questions asked.”

Who are their influences?

Taking cues from Dan the Automator & Prince Paul’s Handsome Boy Modelling School and Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique — records which “showed me you can incorporate rock’n’roll with rap and it not be like Linkin Park” 

“Dungeon Family, OutKast, CeeLo, Organized Noize… they kind of allowed for us to exist. We feel comfortable to do what we do now because of people like that, and I think we’re just trying to carry that torch.” Evans counters: “We are the torch!” 

Did you know

Revival Season worked backwards and reverse-engineered a lot of their songs. Swilley would be sent isolated vocals written by Evans and then build a track around his voice, like his vocals were an instrument to mix and produce.

Catch Revival Season at The Social August 2024