Richard Swift Magazine - News, Reviews, Albums and Videos

Magazine about Richard Swift, with all the latest news, reviews, albums, videos and free mp3 playlist.

Richard Swift & Damien Jurado :: Other People’s Songs Vol. 1 -

Last week via Tumblr Damien Jurado and Richard Swift dropped Other People’s Songs Vol. 1, a free, 9 track, digital download featuring the pair covering some of their favorite songs. The tracks range from Bill Fay and John Denver to Kraftwerk and Yes. “Other People’s Songs Vol. 1 is a...

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The recording of Richard Swift's fourth album The Atlantic Ocean began in Wilco's loft recording studio in Chicago, on a vintage analogue tape machine purchased from Jeff Tweedy himself. And true to the Californian singer-songwriter's pattern thus far, the album is typical, classy polished singer-songwriter pop. Swifts previous efforts, particularly...

Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean -

Minnesota-born multi-instrumentalist Richard Swift sure seems keen to avoid becoming pigeonholed. The Atlantic Ocean is an exceptionally eclectic and idiosyncratic album, parading through a heady cocktail of bittersweet and oddly affecting melody-rich songs that sway from rowdy piano-bar cabaret to soul-infused harmonies in a heartbeat. Luckily, Swift’s mastery over his...

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"Lady Luck"from the album The Atlantic Ocean2009iTunesAnd the award for "subverting skepticism regarding the hyperabundance of a trend by playing directly into that trend in the grandest possible manner, thus negating all reservations" once again goes to Richard Swift. Take the word "retro"...

Papercuts -

"Do What You Will"from the album Fading Parade2010iTunesJason Quever's a really talented guy. He's recorded some pretty great bands at his Pan American studios in San Francisco, and he's even put together a few crackling albums there himself, under the moniker Papercuts....

Nicole Atkins - Mondo Amore -

After the release of her much acclaimed 2007 debut album, 'Neptune City', Nicole Atkins suffered some major set-backs. She lost her band, her deal with Columbia records and her boyfriend. Dusting herself down, she got down to work on a new album, 'Mondo Amore' on which a more courageous and...

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