Tuesday, August 2 2011
Gardens & Villa: Gardens & Villa
With production assistance from label mate Richard Swift, this Santa Barbara quintet turns in an exciting debut.
Wednesday, September 1 2010
Richard Swift and Damien Jurado - Other People’s Songs (new album / MP3)
A deliciously eccentric covers record offered entirely for free via a freshly minted tumblr page, in their own words, "these recordings came about spontaneously, and we wanted to share them in the same manner."
Thursday, August 26 2010
Moving Mountains with Her Point of View: An Interview with the Mynabirds
Hot on the heels of the most promising debut album of 2010, Laura Burhenn of the Mynabirds divulges with PopMatters on coming to terms with being a good person through her music, working with the enigmatic Richard Swift, and why Ringo Starr is so misunderstood.
Thursday, May 27 2010
Damien Jurado: Saint Bartlett
Saint Bartlett won't change the opinion of anyone who's already had his or her mind made up on Damien Jurado, but for those awaiting a welcome fork in the road, the record more than satisfies. It's arguably the best front-to-back record of his career.
Monday, April 13 2009
Richard Swift: The Atlantic Ocean
Fresh off a sojourn to Detroit circa 1960, the Swift-E-3000 Temporal-Aural Displacement Device (TADD) lands firmly in the 1970s.
Wednesday, April 9 2008
Richard Swift: Richard Swift as Onassis
While this collection's substance is mostly tangential, it would be unfair to deem it a complete misstep artistically.
Thursday, January 31 2008
Instruments of Science & Technology: Music from the Films of R/Swift
Richard Swift is an ideal when it comes to our modern definition of artist: comfortable in many mediums and unafraid to experiment.
Wednesday, February 21 2007
Richard Swift: Dressed Up for the Letdown
What artist in any field wouldn’t want to be the new Beatles and transform the world? Swift consistently expresses grand ambitions and great feelings, which should be applauded.
Thursday, September 8 2005
Richard Swift: The Collection Vol. 1
As a means of introduction, Secretly Canadian has lovingly repackaged two Richard Swift discs into one two-disc volume. You'll be glad you met him.
