Gwen SwickCountry of origin:Canada Type of music generally:Evocative/eclectic Status:Most recent release, love and gold (2001) See also:CBC Music's page for Gwen Swick Comparisons:Jane Siberry, Joni Mitchell Covers/own material:Own, occasional cowriting General comments:I haven't heard anything like this since the last good Jane Siberry album. (stjarnell@yahoo.com) Recommended first album:love and gold is the first we've heard Recordings:
love and goldRelease info:2001—Spin Records—SP20014CD Availability:See Gwen Swick's site for availability Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Gwen Swick—vocals, backing vocals Guest artists:Kevin Breit—electric guitar, 12-string banjo, mandocello Produced by:J. Richard Hutt Comments:Gwen Swick's music is artfully done. She writes literary lyrics and paints evocative stories with them. Musically she has a lot of Jane Siberry's loose and free approach to songs. Love and Gold feels like a whole rather than a collection of moments. Not that there aren't stunning moments here. The opener "Amazed" is a lengthy, inspired piece. The slightly silly "Catsong" is a fine song too. Swick even rocks out convincingly on "Middle of a Hurricane". Thanks to Anna Maria Stjärnell for her work on this entry.
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