![]() ![]() At first The Atlantic Ocean comes across as a bit lean and clean, with songs that generally wrap up at around the three minute mark and Swift’s analogue orthodoxy belied by polished results that give clarity to each player. However, the intricate interplay of melody and accomplished instrumentation makes it an album that evolves over repeated listens. As a singer-songwriter, lo-fi champion and sometime electronic experimentalist, The Atlantic Ocean melds some of Swift’s eclectic interests into a buoyant set vintage synths and traditional instrumentation around songs with insistent hooks. Swift, who prefers the analogue four track production techniques of the Nilsson era, recorded The Atlantic Ocean - his latest for Secretly Canadian - in Wilco’s loft (Wilco’s Pat Sansone features on bass, among a semi-sparkling supporting cast that includes Sean Lennon and Ryan Adams). ![]() Often compared to Harry Nilsson, Richard Swift shares the 60s maverick’s category-avoiding, highly melodic and eccentic brand of pop rock.
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