Matthew Swann, performing under the name Astral Swans, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from

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, Alberta, signed to

Dan Mangan Daniel Mangan (born April 28, 1983) is a Canadian musician. He has won two Juno awards and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Australia, having released 5 studio LPs and numerous EPs and singles. He has scored for featur ...

's Madic Records, an imprint of

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. His music style has been described as "introspective late 60s folk à la

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filtered through an avant-garde 90s lens." His 2015 album, ''All My Favorite Singers Are Willie Nelson'', was described by

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as "a stark, beautiful project ..steeped in 60s psych-folk mythology and loner punk iconography." His latest album, '' Strange Prison'', was released in May 2018. Previously Matthew Swann was a member of Hot Little Rocket and Extra Happy Ghost!!!

Discography

Studio albums

*2015: ''

All My Favorite Singers Are Willie Nelson ''All My Favorite Singers Are Willie Nelson'' is an album by Astral Swans, released in 2015 by Dan Mangan's Madic Records, an imprint of Arts & Crafts Productions Arts & Crafts Productions is a Canadian music-focused media and artist service ...

'' (Madic Records /

) *2018: '' Strange Prison'' (Saved By Vinyl / Tiny Room Records)

Singles

*2014: ''You Carry A Sickness / Park Street'' (Madic Records /

) *2018: ''Controls (song)'' (Saved By Vinyl / Tiny Room Records) *2018: ''What Are You Gonna Do With Yourself'' (Saved By Vinyl / Tiny Room Records)

EPs

*2014: ''We Went to Europe and Conquered Death'' (tour EP)

Compilation albums

*2015: '' Good People Rock: A Yellow Bird Project Covers Compilation'' (Madic Records /

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swann, Matthew Arts & Crafts Productions artists Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters Living people Musicians from Calgary Year of birth missing (living people) Singers from Alberta