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Astral Swans

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1.
Spiral 02:33
2.
Flood 03:08
3.
Blackhole Town 02:45
4.
End Of The World (Missing You) 02:33
5.
Sympathy For The Stupid 03:29
6.
Bird Songs 02:39
7.
The Wind In A Mindless Universe 01:59
8.
Cross Bones Style 03:33
9.
March 28/20 02:40
10.
Beautiful Things Happen 02:36
11.
More Nothing Than Something 03:01
12.
I Was Awake For Awhile 03:49

about

TR052 - Tiny Room Records 2021

BIO
This self-titled record is Swann’s most upbeat, catchy & immediate album to date. Each song operates as an absurdist short story filled with Swann’s wry observations of the sad beauty of mundane moments. The songs range from affirmations of joy amidst dread, composed in the streets of Shimokitazawa Tokyo (The Wind In A Mindless Universe), to ballads of disoriented uncertainty set against the backdrop of early quarantine (Spiral). Songs about birds heckling the anxious and heartbroken in Vondelpark Amsterdam (Bird Songs), to a cover of the Cat Power classic Cross Bones Style, sung as a duet with Julie Doiron (Eric’s Trip, Mount Eerie). The album closer I Was Awake For Awhile is an interrogation of somebody who is trying to piece together the events that transpired over many days of, well...being awake.

PRESS
De Subjectivisten: “the strong, sometimes timeless songs of Astral Swans manage to take you completely out of reality, something that is very welcome in these troubled times”
WoNo Magazine: “a gem of an album that is certainly a contender for the best of 2021 list”
Here Comes The Flood: “a carefully balanced set of songs, a tapestry whereupon optimism (Beautiful Things Will Happen) and pessimism (End Of The World) are playing catch”
Muziscene: “Astral Swans sounds rich, spacious and varied through delicate string arrangements, atmospheric synth freakouts and outlandish guitar solos”
The Manitoban: “comprised of a wonderful blend of mellow guitars, spacey synthesizer, clear vocals and a variety of unique instrumental additions, it presents a fascinating mixture of lightness and darkness with a laidback yet psychedelic sound”
Krenten uit de Pop: “Astral Swans delivers a multi-colored album, that cannot be pigeonholed and keeps surprising you with beautiful and fascinating songs”
Written in Music: “Astral Swans keeps an apparently rippling album full of country, folk, ethereal atmospheres and psychedelia surprisingly exciting. Very cool!”
Festivalinfo: "fresh and cheerful, but with a dark undertone"
Keys and Chords: “as usual Astral Swans offers a few unique psychedelic songs: mindfucking experimental but also beautifully harmonic with the female contributions”

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released October 8, 2021

All songs written by Astral Swans, except Cross Bones Style written by Cat Power

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Tiny Room Records Utrecht, Netherlands

Tiny Room Records is a Dutch record label for underground artists, with a focus on experimental indie rock, lo-fi, noise, ambient, folk, slowcore, shoegaze, etc.

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