Secretly Canadian has introduced 4 Hits & a Miss – The Essential Richard Swift, a career-spanning compilation of Richard Swift songs that might be launched on November 1, simply over six years after the influential producer and singer-songwriter’s death. Over 14 tracks, the LP gathers classics, experimental numbers, and the beforehand unreleased music “Widespread Regulation” to inform the story of the visionary behind the Cottage Grove, Oregon, studio National Freedom. Take a look at the lyric video for his music “Would You?” under.
Swift died on July 3, 2018, after combating alcohol habit that led to issues from hepatitis, and liver and kidney misery. Dozens of bands paid their respects to the late artist after information of his demise unfold, and Swift was lovingly honored with a tribute concert, a subscription-based singles series, heartfelt tales of remembrance on Talkhouse, a Death Cab for Cutie cover and 7″ vinyl, and extra.
Swift’s closing album as a solo artist, The Hex, got here out simply over two months after his demise, in September 2018. Again in 2021, two of his beforehand unreleased comedy tracks, “KFC” and the B-side “A Man’s Man,” got here out on a posthumous 7″ single from Secretly Canadian, too.
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4 Hits & a Miss – The Important Richard Swift:
01 The Unique Thought
02 Soiled Jim
03 Would You?
04 The Atlantic Ocean
05 Buildings in America
06 Damaged Finger Blues
07 Widespread Regulation
08 Girl Luck
09 A Music for Milton Feher
10 The Songs of Nationwide Freedom
11 The Novelist
12 Ballad of You Know Who
13 Whitman
14 Strolling With out Effort Theme
