Silent Uproar — Damien Jurado and Richard Swift have just released a collection of covers, Other People's Songs Vol. 1, recorded a couple weekends ago on a four-track cassette recorder. The recordings, which include songs from Kraftwerk, Yes and John Denver, are ava... more info

Altsounds — Secretly Canadian are excited to announce that DAMIEN JURADO will play the following shows in support of his acclaimed ninth album Saint Bartlett. Said record was produced by and features labelmate RICHARD SWIFT, who will be the special guest on... more info

Altsounds — There is only so long we can ignore your letters and electronic mail. Despite six volumes worth of life-soundtrack, you needed more. There is, you wrote, so much life to live, and not enough soundtrack to fill it. We have listened and, in graciou... more info

Stereogum — Mynabirds is fronted by Laura Burhenn, formerly one-half of Georgie James, and produced by Richard Swift, who recorded the debut Mynabirds album What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood with Burhenn in Oregon. “Let The Record Go” is ... more info

DrownedInSound — What We Lose in the Fire… is a rich and focused debut album that sounds great from the offset and even better on further listening, Richard Swift’s production fantastic and Laura Burhenn’s vocals genuinely spellbinding. Read t... more info

Altsounds — MP3s Instruments of Science and Technology (aka Richard Swift) Old Hanshakes... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) If you’re local, and like the rock & roll, chances are you have caught an Everest show or ... more info

Guardian Music — This soul girl in thrall to Motown is, like Donny and Marie Osmond, a little bit country and a little bit rock'n'rollHometown: Omaha, Nebraska.The lineup: Laura Burhenn joined live by Johnny Kotchian (drums), Dan McCarthy (bass, vocals), Pearl Lovejo... more info

Stereogum — The first thing I thought of when I heard “Cloudy Shoes” was Band Of Horses’s “Factory.” “Cloudy Shoes” feels more spiritual though. Maybe it’s the echoing hand claps, or maybe the way he repeats each l... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Our friends at Flannelgraph Records just hooked us up with the upcoming, six-song, Richard Swift ‘Walt Wolfman’ EP (Laminar Excursion Monthly Volume 9). A co-release with Crossroads of America, Wolfman is available later this month on 3&#... more info