The Hex is an Alt/Indie album by Richard Swift, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
When Richard Swift died of alcohol-related causes in July 2018, he left behind one of the more quietly interesting legacies in indie music. Best known as a producer (Damien Jurado, Foxygen) and sideman (The Black Keys, The Shins), Swift was also an unusual singer-songwriter, crafting sepia-toned reveries that explored ’60s and ’70s music with a cloudy, melancholic remove, as though he wasn’t writing his songs so much as remembering them. Released shortly after his death, <i>The Hex</i> marks a strong—if sad—endnote to his career, touching on Motown (“Broken Finger Blues”), AM pop (“Dirty Jim”), and girl-group songs (“Wendy”) with the gently psychedelic tone that became his calling card. Particularly poignant is “Sister Song,” on which Swift sings through a cavern of reverb: “Don’t worry sister, I hope it isn’t that bad/You love a man, now you’re raising his children/I wish you wasn’t so sad.”
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Hex
- A2Broken Finger Blues
- A3Selfishmath
- A4Dirty Jim
- A5Babylon
- A6Wendy
Side B
- B1Sister Song
- B2Nancy
- B3Hzlwd
- B4Kensington!
- B5Sept20
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- lo-fi
- melancholic
- bohemian
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adrian SwiftVOCALS
- Dan AuerbachGUITAR
- Jonathan Swift BehrVOCALS
- Kennedy SwiftVOCALS
- Madison SwiftVOCALS
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 2 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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