Pasta Primavera — The Atlantic Ocean by Richard Swift was a pleasant surprise of an album this year that I continually listen to.  Here’s a video for the title track just released featuring robot battles, rough cut dance video circa 1985 and more: mp3: Richard Sw... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore the Ottobar has Portugal, The Man, Carbon Kin, and The Painter and the Canvas.  Also in the area Merriweather Post Pavilion has another great one with The Fray, Richard Swift (YAY!), and Jacks Mannequin.  Down in DC The Sli... more info

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Music Mule — What? Richard Swift There was a practically a riot caused by A&R men scrapping for his signature at SXSW last year. Luckily the wonderful Secretly Canadian won the fight and release his latest offering ‘The Atlantic Ocean’ sometime in Ap... more info

Buzzgrinder — I've been a Richard Swift fan since I found out about him during his time in Starflyer 59. And I can easily say that The Atlantic Ocean is by far his best work to date. There isn't one thing I can point to that says "this is it." It's just so ... more info

Pasta Primavera — For a few years now everyone had been telling me, “Dude, you should check out Richard Swift.  He’s dope.  You’d be a sucker if you didn’t listen to him.”  So what did I do?  Ignore ‘em!  I don’t know why!  What a fool ... more info

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Buzzgrinder — Richard Swift's upcoming Secretly Canadian release, The Atlantic Ocean, is currently up in its entirety on MySpace. It's easily his best stuff yet. Speaking of Swift, he's going to be on tour throughout the spring and summer with Vetiver and The Fra... more info

Buzzgrinder — I love all the extra Swifts in the band. If only he'd tour like that. Richard Swift - Lady Luck more info