mkush001 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Just saw this from wilcoworld, the great Richard Swift is apparently supporting Wilco on all the August dates. For those who don't know him, he's an amazing, unique musician and songwriter that sounds kinda near Van Dyke Parks/Harry Nilsson/Beatles/Randy Newman/Ray Davies, and sometimes melancholy and lo-fi. He's got three albums, two are available as a 2xcd set (The Novelist / Walking Without Effort), which is an unbelievable deal as both are fantastic little albums. His newest, Dressed Up for the Letdown just came out this February, and is one of the best albums of the year in my opinion. I would recommend getting both packages before seeing him. I saw him open for Josh Ritter around a year ago, and he and his band put on an amazing show. I'm definately excited for this. Getting off the soapbox now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Great news. I loves me some Richard Swift. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pnêyu Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I saw him a few months ago and was very pleasantly surprised--great tunes and musicianship. Should be a great double bill! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 did you get the 4 7"s he put out first on Velvet Blue Music? all are great and have different versions of all the songs. the original Kisses whips the album version (although it's still great), but they lost the master tape of it. Buildings 7" has different opening drum machine beats and other stuff like that. there are a couple of songs that are b-sides that, last i heard, will never be released in any other format. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ChooChooCharlie Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 For a split second I thought you were taking about Matthew Sweet and got all excited Just went to Richard Swift's myspace page though- and good stuff...Looking forward to seeing him play live... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brettac1 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I just found this out on Last.fm, when it showed up on the page for the Duluth show. I can't wait, he's terrific. I love "Dressed Up For the Letdown", in particular "Buildings in America" - definitely one of my favorite songs of the year. Great news! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mkush001 Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 hey, just found Richard Swift's Daytrotter session, and thought it would make a great free introduction to Swift for Wilco fans who are unfamiliar with him and are seeing him open for Wilco. these are fantastic solo versions of four of his amazing songs. enjoy. http://www.daytrotter.com/article/718/free...s-richard-swift Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blindgonzo Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 hey, thanks for the link. i'm really diggin this guy! looking forward to august!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 from Swift's Myspace: NEW RECORD ETC we've started the new recordmr. tweedy was kind enough to invite us out to chicagoand record at the WILCO loftso we didi also bought a studer a80 // 24 track tape machine from him(remember those?)we drove home and put it in my studiothe WILCO boys were great and let us use their gear (drums/keys/guitars/tequila)they really are gentleman you knowsome of them played on a few tracks toolife is strangebut i don't need to tell you that so/// i'll post more blogs as we go(and lots of video footage /// we're going to document the entire recording)also// i'll be working in new york in december with someone special out theremore to come... how old are your hands?s w i f t tt t ttt t t (oh and by WE, i mean chris colbert, casey foubert, and myself) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blindgonzo Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mkush001 Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 fuck that's amazing news. not like i wanna be richard swift right now or anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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