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

Arts & Crafts Productions Arts & Crafts Productions is a music-focused media and artist services company that offers information as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser, and publisher worldwide. It has earned 21 Juno Awards. Arts & Crafts has been ...

. His music style has been described as "introspective late 60s folk à la Nick Drake 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'' (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)