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 pace.
First off, care to introduce your self to our readers?
Certain factor. G’day of us, my identify is Andrew Swift, I’m a rustic music artist from Melbourne, Australia. I like being on the street, sharing my songs and tales, however once I’m house, I’m very a lot a homebody, which is made simple 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 bit of late to seek out the place I belong musically, I are inclined 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 tune? Was there a specific 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 good friend 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 superb match for me that I’d be eager to have a pay attention. He despatched by way of a couple of songs and I instantly related with ‘Get Misplaced’.
I’m continuously on the street, it’s considered one of my favorite components of being an artist, I notably like going someplace I’ve by no means been earlier than, and have by no means been overly keen on cities. So once I heard ‘Get Misplaced’ it felt just like the tune I ought to’ve written as a result of it match so effectively.
In saying that, each time I hear the tune or play it reside, I typically 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 like me a superb 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 like working with Matt Fell, we’ve achieved 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, reasonably than having a reside band recording suddenly, now that he’s moved to a distant location in Tasmania, we get the texture and bones of the tune 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 tune 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 tune even in its most simple kind, it made it extraordinarily satisfying to document, each time we had somebody document an element on this tune, the suggestions was at all times, “that was a enjoyable one”. I feel that comes throughout in the long run consequence.
Should you might drop all the pieces and “get misplaced” on a street journey tomorrow, the place would you go and what’s in your playlist?
As a lot as I like a street journey, having simply change into a Dad for the primary time, the thought of occurring 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 question the coastal roads will likely be calling my identify once more.
“Lightning Strikes and Neon Nights” hit #1 final yr – congrats! How do you suppose your sound has developed 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 bit of extra of some 80s, nostalgic, soundscapes on that document.
I’m at all times joyful for my sound to evolve with a document. I’ve felt it’s been refined 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 appears 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’ll see how we acquired there.
Is “Get Misplaced” the primary style of an even bigger challenge? What can followers look ahead to within the subsequent few months?
It certain is, in reality, it’s technically the third single to return from the following album, which I’m hoping will likely be launched by the top 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 tune.
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 document so I’m hoping it’s not too distant, I’m eager to get it out into the world.
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