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# Mute Swan - Like a Chump [Video]
- URL: https://www.glamglare.com/music/mute-swan-like-a-chump-video/
- Published: 2026-02-25T19:00:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-25T19:00:45.000Z
- Description: “Like a Chump” wraps heavy guitar in grey-day atmosphere, with just enough mischief to keep the clouds from settling.
- Author: Elke Nominikat
- Tags: Song Pick of the Day, Video, Music

There are songs that shimmer in full light, and then there are songs that belong to a grey afternoon, when the sky hangs low, and the sun only breaks through for a second before retreating again. [**Mute Swan**](https://new.glamglare.com/artist/mute-swan?ref=glamglare.com)’s “Like a Chump” lives in that in-between space.

Where “[Cocteau Swan](https://www.glamglare.com/music/mute-swan-cocteau-swan-ft-citrus-clouds/)” glowed with lift and harmony, this new single leans inward. The Tucson, AZ–based dream-pop project trades sparkle for mood, letting dense guitars and a hushed emotional undercurrent slowly unfold. Nothing rushes. The song breathes. It lingers.

Speaking about the dusty space-rock of “Like a Chump,” which marks another deluge of guitar wrapped in threads of synth, **Mike Barnett** (guitar/vocals) says: 

> “I asked our drummer, Gilbert, if he had a beat I could use to write a new song and he said, just use the beat from Nookie by Limp Bizkit. Anyway, I used some of the lyrics too and Hannah McCain (Sonya Blade) sang the outro. We really hope Fred Durst hears it.”

“Like a Chump” appears on the band’s forthcoming sophomore LP [*Skin Slip*](https://new.glamglare.com/album/mute-swan-skin-slip?ref=glamglare.com), due March 6 via Hit The North Records and Wooden Tooth Records — a record that now carries added resonance following the passing of guitarist **Thomas Sloane**. There’s no heaviness in the sound itself, but knowing the context adds a quiet depth to every note.

On a day when the light barely pushes through the clouds, this is exactly the kind of song you want close. Listen to “Like a Chump,” our Song Pick of the Day.

Connect with [Mute Swan](https://new.glamglare.com/artist/mute-swan?ref=glamglare.com) and add "Like a Chump" to your playlist as we add it to our #glamglarepick playlist on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IcRfqHINV6sOlkeZwk7z7?si=y6aoe\%5FPQQgeVCGoOj3jqsQ&ref=glamglare.com) and [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBZBrXEVQLhsRhhtmfJI7EZyhLZ-ANm4A&si=ug47nZcdHjVx49Wn&ref=glamglare.com). Listen to our Song Pick of the Day on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/0rJdjIaxRGvqcKZyb6hjN9?si=3834498be8794839&ref=glamglare.com) or [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/like-a-chump/1831498795?i=1831498804&ref=glamglare.com).

[Skin Slip by mute swan](https://muteswanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/skin-slip?ref=glamglare.com)