Jonathan Rado salutes two late friends, including Richard Swift, on his new album “For Who the Bell Tolls For,” out Friday. It’s reverent, done irreverently — a ride as wild as its grammatically challenged title.
The Arcs return in January with their sophomore album, “Electrophonic Chronic,” much of which was conceived before the 2018 death of band member Richard Swift. There could hardly be a more poignant tribute to Swift than “Heaven Is a Place.”
Gardens & Villa pay a heartfelt tribute to the late Richard Swift (who produced their debut album) with the new single “Hurrah.” The quartet’s new album “Gordon Von Zilla Presents,” is out in August.
Singer-songwriter Rob Fidel’s single “Cosmic Blue,” the first from his solo EP “Changing Hues,” is a lovestruck, retro-sounding tune about being stuck at home (sound familiar?). The spirit of the late Richard Swift is alive in this one.
Foxygen (Sam France and Jonathan Rado), in their new single, “Livin’ a Lie” have reached a point where it’s time to call BS on the tail-eating snake of the music industry. It’s a thread through their upcoming album, “Seeing Other People,” out in April.
The late singer-songwriter and producer Richard Swift was celebrated by the likes of the Shins’ James Mercer, Nathaniel Rateliff, Cold War Kids, Foxygen, David Bazan and more on a night that achieved the perfect tenor.
The late Richard Swift will be saluted at the Masonic Lodge by the likes of Cold War Kids, Lucius, Foxygen and Gardens & Villa. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Swift’s family.
On Friday, Secretly Canadian will release “the Hex,” the Richard Swift album he released just prior to his death in early July.
Harley Cortez’s new single is a tribute to (and a benefit for the memorial fund of) the late Richard Swift. The video is a slice of surrealist splendor.
From his early days in Southern California, Richard Swift was something special — a musician’s musician. Some of his old friends reminisce about the songwriter-producer, who died last week at age 41.
