ARTIST / BAND: RICHARD SWIFT
SONG (MP3): KISSES FOR THE MISSES
ALBUM: Dressed Up For The Letdown
FILE UNDER: Indie Pop
LABEL: SECRETLY CANADIAN
INFO: Richard Swift is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and short film maker. From late teens to yearly twenties Swift found himself providing for his family by doing an assortment of jobs... as a KFC cook, a carpenter, and at one point performing at large Fundamental Christian gatherings, such as Promise Keepers (the only highlight for Swift being that he got to sing "Amazing Grace" with the legendary Smokey Robinson). The experience left Swift with a bad taste in his mouth, and he moved on and began focusing on supporting himself and family by recording his own music as Richard Swift instead of the many pseudonyms he was hiding behind. He started honing his skills as keyboardist in the band, Starflyer 59 and in his own ambient-electronic outfit, Instruments of Science and Technology. Swift and his live band, The Sons of National Freedom, have earned a cult following through frequent touring in the US and Europe, alongside My Morning Jacket,Two Gallants and The Walkmen. His big break came at a performance at the 2006 South by Southwest festival. Swift's influences span Bob Dylan to early seventies dub acts including the Congos and Lee Perry, whilst his latest material has drawn comparisons to Burt Bacharach, Van Dyke Park, Paul McCartney , Rufus Wainwright and Elliott Smith amongst othe
SONG (MP3): KISSES FOR THE MISSES
ALBUM: Dressed Up For The Letdown
FILE UNDER: Indie Pop
LABEL: SECRETLY CANADIAN
INFO: Richard Swift is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and short film maker. From late teens to yearly twenties Swift found himself providing for his family by doing an assortment of jobs... as a KFC cook, a carpenter, and at one point performing at large Fundamental Christian gatherings, such as Promise Keepers (the only highlight for Swift being that he got to sing "Amazing Grace" with the legendary Smokey Robinson). The experience left Swift with a bad taste in his mouth, and he moved on and began focusing on supporting himself and family by recording his own music as Richard Swift instead of the many pseudonyms he was hiding behind. He started honing his skills as keyboardist in the band, Starflyer 59 and in his own ambient-electronic outfit, Instruments of Science and Technology. Swift and his live band, The Sons of National Freedom, have earned a cult following through frequent touring in the US and Europe, alongside My Morning Jacket,Two Gallants and The Walkmen. His big break came at a performance at the 2006 South by Southwest festival. Swift's influences span Bob Dylan to early seventies dub acts including the Congos and Lee Perry, whilst his latest material has drawn comparisons to Burt Bacharach, Van Dyke Park, Paul McCartney , Rufus Wainwright and Elliott Smith amongst othe
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