Today we have Richard Swift in the crosshairs for our Desdemona Festival featured artist. For those not familiar with RS, here is a crash course.

- Richard did his first recording at a young age using a four track recorder, he still uses the same recorder.
- Richards two albums, Walking without Effort and The Novelist were released together on Secretly Canadian records.
- Swift grew up on a Minnesota farm but is now based in California.

Sounds Like – Jon Brion, Randy Newman, Van Dyke Parks, Rufus Wainwright

Quoteable – “It’s a lot like opening the doors to a packed speakeasy in the ’30s, complete with choreographed dancing and well-coiffed but shady characters shaking hands in the corners. Swift’s lo-fi, Tin Pan Alley dreamscapes are as lush as they are distant, relying on everything from barroom piano to programmed drums without ever seeming contemporary.” – AllMusic

MySpace for Richard Swift

Listen – Richard Swift- As I Go

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