It was last April of 2022 that GQ.com called Future;"Best Rapper Alive. It’s a lofty goal. A phrase Jay-Z famously uttered in 2003 on “Dirt Off 
Your Shoulder” that declared Shawn Carter the new standard while still paying respect to the late greats Tupac “2Pac” Shakur and Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace. A few years later, the other Mr. Carter, Lil Wayne, laid claim to the throne by outworking any and all competition with a canon of indisputable music"....more @GQ.com (Click Here)
(From All Music.com) Known for a uniquely fluid and melodic yet mumbling vocal style, rapper Future busted out of the South at the dawn of the 2010s with a flurry of mixtapes, high-charting albums, certified platinum singles, and contributions to several other hits as a featured artist. After he scored his first commercial hit via a guest spot on YC's "Racks" (2011), Future quickly became a key factor in Atlanta's grip on the 
Billboard charts, often with production support from fellow ATL natives and dwellers such as Metro Boomin, Mike WiLL Made-It, Sonny Digital, and Southside. By the end of 2017, Future had amassed 32 Top Ten R&B/hip-hop hits as a headliner and featured artist. Meanwhile, 11 full-length projects -- including an all-platinum run of DS2 (2015), Evol (2016), and Future (2017) -- debuted within the Top Five of the Billboard 200. Future capped off the 2010s by adding to his Top 20 tally with the Grammy-winning "King's Dead," co-producing a remake of Super Fly, and hitting the top of the Billboard 200 again with The Wizrd (2019). He has since returned to the throne with High Off Life (2020), his eighth proper album.
Matt Jensen of Divide and Conquer calls Swimwear Department’s music "...refreshingly frivolous...proof that you can take subject matter that on the surface level may seem a bit silly and provide emotionally satisfying and even profound experiences."
Graham says, “I stay true to the whole malls and pools thing, but I can’t help writing about what’s going on with me personally. Yeah, we want people to interact, to dance. Yeah our songs are about malls and pools, but at the same time, they’re about what matters to us.”
The band’s NPR Tiny Desk Contest entries have been showcased on the NPR All Songs Considered Blog. These videos featured a 150-year-old tallship and a cameo by Houston legend Mattress Mack.
Swimwear Department has made festival appearances at Bowie Elvis Fest, UTOPiA Fest,
Peelander Fest and River Revival Festival. In 2021, they headlined the Miller Outdoor Theatre Summer Mixtape Series. The band has performed with Angelo Moore, BODEGA, Dan Deacon and Peelander-Z.
Swimwear Department is Ned Gayle (bass), Jack Gordon (Drums), Matt Graham (vocals), and Jeremy Grisbee (keys).
Established in 2020, Art Museum TX is a not-for-profit institution in Fort Bend County, 
Texas, dedicated to presenting the region's contemporary art to the public. Art Museum TX provides an interchange for visual arts of the present and recent past, presents new directions in art, strives to engage the public, and encourages a greater understanding of contemporary art through education programs.
