Strange Prison
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TR025 - Tiny Room Records 2018
BIO
Astral Swans’ sophomore album Strange Prison is a spellbinding portal into the psyche of acclaimed Calgary songwriter Matthew Swann. As the first artist signed to Arts & Crafts affiliate label Madic Records, his 2015 debut All My Favourite Singers Are Willie Nelson was described by NOISEY as “a stark, beautiful project; one that embraces darkness rather than shying away from it.” Strange Prison (due out May 2018 from Calgary’s Saved By Vinyl, Tokyo’s Moorworks, and Netherlands label Tiny Room Records) continues this philosophical searching with both morbid humour and compassionate character studies. Co-produced with Preoccupations’ Scott Munro, Dan Mangan, and Paul Chirka, recording engineer for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the result is Swann’s most sonically exploratory and emotionally resonant release to date.
PRESS
Proglog Afterglow: “well-thought-out, beautifully arranged music”
The Fire Note: “Matthew Swann’s quirky blend of lo-fi melancholic folk rock stays with you long after the album finishes playing”
Here Comes The Flood: “by using psychedelic electronics and dissonants Swann builds the walls of his own refuge - the proverbial prison serving as a means to get away from the outside world, creating his own universe with its own fair share of monsters”
De Subjectivisten: “a sublime album, on which there is much to experience”
In De Ban Van: “intriguing”
WoNo Magazine: “Astral Swans will draw you into its world and make it a little better along the way”
Keys and Chords: “with Strange Prison he digs even deeper into the complexity of humanity and reveals with psychedelic 60s, 70s and 90s experimental folk”
Krenten Uit De Pop: “the Canadian has delivered a rough diamond that will shine brighter and brighter as time passes”
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