Swingin Hammers pens songs with the seriousness of writing an epitaph. “I'm made to carry the heavy things,” says Benjamin Rupe, who took on the moniker Swingin Hammers at the start of 2017, when Rupe's purpose as a singer/songwriter became clear. “I can't handle a feather, but I can handle a tombstone.” The entertaining live performances of Swingin Hammers might deceive just how weighty Rupe's lyrics are, but each Swingin Hammers song testifies that he knows exactly what he's doing and what he's not doing, in lockstep with his mission as an artist.
