The Atlantic Ocean

Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean
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Artist: Richard Swift
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-04-07
Music Label: Secretly Canadian
Soundtracks:
  1. The Atlantic Ocean
  2. The Original Thought
  3. Ballad of Old What's His Name
  4. R.I.P.
  5. Already Gone
  6. Hallelujah, Goodnight!
  7. The First Time
  8. Bat Coma Motown
  9. The End Of An Age
  10. A Song For Milton Feher
  11. Lady Luck

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Free Music Review: Original indeed
Hit: 5 Stars

It's hard to take Richard Swift seriously at face value. He looks kinda like Jack Black and has a similar cheekiness in his music. Also like Black, once you hear how adept he is as a musician you're likely to be surprised. Unlike Black, Swift is a bit more mellow in sound, his voice sounding like an amalgam of Bob Dylan and Frankie Valli. His surround sound bears a combined similarity to what one would hear on a Wilco album and your local oldies station, all mixed under the purview of Gnarles Barkley's Danger Mouse.

With The Atlantic Ocean, Swift continues his surprisingly catchy oeuvre after the subtle yet very quality Dressed Up For the Letdown. The Atlantic Ocean is a bit more up-tempo, comprised of a weird yet intriguing inclusion of electronica weaving in between an omnipresent piano, lonely horn section, crunchy guitar and banjo ensemble.

For me, the album starts out as any typical alt-rock album would but slowly morphs into a 70ish guitar driven contemplation, to finally an echoing Motown dirge. And Swift, with all his weirdness, pulls it off. Favorite tracks include the immaculate The Original Thought, R.I.P., Bat Coma Motown, The End of an Age, A Song for Milton Feher, and the ultra funky Lady Luck.

The Atlantic Ocean is one of those albums that sticks in your head long after the headset is removed. It may not win many awards, but Swift proves he has a lot of originality to offer. Those taking a chance on Swift will be amply rewarded.
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Celebrated for his lo-fi, experimental mélanges saluting genres from doo-wop to lush American pop, Swift adds jaunty synthesizers and Motown soul to make this, his fourth release, his most danceable record to date. RIYL: Wilco, M. Ward, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Adams.

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