Andrew Swift simply rolled onto our roster with “Get Misplaced,” a Matt Fell–produced, windows-down anthem. The Victorian troubadour already boasts three ARIA #1 albums and 2023’s Golden Guitar Male Artist crown, plus hits from Name Out for the Cavalry to the chart-topping Lightning Strikes and Neon Nights. He’s toured with Aussie heavyweights and nonetheless champions Gundagai’s Canine on the Tuckerbox. Strap in—Swift’s solely choosing up velocity.
First off, care to introduce your self to our readers?
Certain factor. G’day of us, my title is Andrew Swift, I’m a rustic music artist from Melbourne, Australia. I really like being on the street, sharing my songs and tales, however after I’m house, I’m very a lot a homebody, which is made straightforward by my lovely girlfriend, Simone, her two boys, our canine Nancy, and most lately our new child daughter being there.
I write songs impressed by issues which have occurred in my life, and having grown up on pop music and performed in a pop punk band in my teenagers, and being a little bit late to seek out the place I belong musically, I are likely to have a mixture of influences creep into my model of nation music that I write & carry out.
“Get Misplaced” feels just like the soundtrack to a spontaneous street journey. What impressed the track? Was there a selected second or place behind it?
I’d love to have the ability to lay credit score for penning this one, nevertheless it was written by my buddy Blake Dantier, we have been doing a few co-writes for my subsequent album and I discussed that if he had any songs floating round that he thought could be a great match for me that I’d be eager to have a hear. He despatched via just a few songs and I instantly related with ‘Get Misplaced’.
I’m always on the street, it’s one in all my favorite components of being an artist, I significantly like going someplace I’ve by no means been earlier than, and have by no means been overly keen on cities. So after I heard ‘Get Misplaced’ it felt just like the track I ought to’ve written as a result of it match so nicely.
In saying that, every time I hear the track or play it reside, I usually consider among the unbelievable locations I’ve had the pleasure of visiting, just like the tenting journeys within the outback or road-tripping throughout from LA to El Paso, or from Stonehenge to Loch Ness. I really like me a great street journey.
You’ve teamed up with Matt Fell for this one – what was the manufacturing course of like, and the way did you collaborate to seize that summer time vibe?
I really like working with Matt Fell, we’ve accomplished three earlier albums collectively so there’s an actual consolation and belief stage there that I haven’t had with a producer earlier than.
The recording course of with Matt has modified a bit since we first began working collectively, somewhat than having a reside band recording all of sudden, now that he’s moved to a distant location in Tasmania, we get the texture and bones of the track collectively, ship it off to our drummer, Josh Schuberth in Sydney, then get as a lot as we are able to construct up on the track earlier than sending if over to Nashville for Jeff King to place his guitar components down.
I feel that as a result of it’s naturally such a enjoyable track even in its most elementary kind, it made it extraordinarily pleasurable to file, each time we had somebody file an element on this track, the suggestions was at all times, “that was a enjoyable one”. I feel that comes throughout in the long run consequence.
If you happen to might drop every little thing and “get misplaced” on a street journey tomorrow, the place would you go and what’s in your playlist?
As a lot as I really like a street journey, having simply grow to be a Dad for the primary time, the concept of happening one proper now isn’t as interesting. However I might like to get again to the Flinders Ranges in outback South Australia. I had a improbable journey on the market a few years in the past with my Dad and I’d love to return with the household. Come summertime in Australia although, I’ve little doubt the coastal roads will probably be calling my title once more.
“Lightning Strikes and Neon Nights” hit #1 final yr – congrats! How do you assume your sound has advanced between that album and “Get Misplaced”?
Thanks, I recognize it. I feel ‘Get Misplaced’ undoubtedly has some extra conventional nation vibes, I did have a few songs on Lightning Strikes with these vibes, however general it’s most likely a little bit extra of some 80s, nostalgic, soundscapes on that file.
I’m at all times joyful for my sound to evolve with a file. I’ve felt it’s been delicate over the previous three albums but when I take heed to ‘Lightning Strikes & Neon Nights’ and ‘Name Out For The Cavalry’ subsequent to one another it looks like fairly a bounce within the evolution, but when I take heed to ‘The Artwork Of Letting Go’ in between them, it’s prefer it’s the lacking hyperlink and you may see how we obtained there.
Is “Get Misplaced” the primary style of an even bigger challenge? What can followers stay up for within the subsequent few months?
It positive is, actually, it’s technically the third single to return from the following album, which I’m hoping will probably be launched by the tip of 2025.
I launched ‘(Scorching Rattling) It’s Been A Minute’ in August final yr to align with being an envoy for the Gympie Music Muster, then ‘Nothing Higher’ dropped on the finish of January, which was one other summer time vibe track.
Understanding that we had a child due mid-year, I managed to duck into the studio in March to complete monitoring my components on the following file so I’m hoping it’s not too far-off, I’m eager to get it out into the world.
Upcoming Exhibits:
July 5, 2025 – Buxton, Australia – Buxton Bush Camp Nation Music Pageant
August 28, 2025 – Gympie, Australia – Gympie Music Muster
October 9, 2025 – Mareeba, Australia – Savannah within the Spherical