Emma Swift made a big hit with her album of Dylan covers “Blonde On the Tracks”, and now she’s setting up to release a new album of her own music. It’s called “The Resurrection Game”, and it is due out 12th September via Tiny Ghost Records. The latest single from it is ‘Nothing And Forever’ which is a string rich and richly nostalgic song about love either becoming stronger or evaporating completely – or alternatively floating around somewhere in the doldrums of the in-between state.
Speaking of thje song Emma Swift says: “I am a big believer in the redemptive power of art. Though many of these songs come from a an immensely difficult time in my life, what I’m trying to do here is to alchemize the experience. To make the brutal become beautiful.”
The album comes out of a difficult place – the seeds of “The Resurrection Game” were sown on the heels of a seven-week “nervous breakdown” that saw Swift sectioned in her native Australia. Over a year of recovery followed, a “very fragile” period in which she grappled with what had happened through therapy, medication, and eventually, her art. Working with producer Jordan Lehning (Kacey Musgraves, Rodney Crowell, Caitlin Rose) at Chale Abbey, a residential studio built within a stone barn dating back to the 16th century located on the downs at the southern tip of England’s Isle of Wight, as well as Lehning’s The Duck in East Nashville.
