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Artist
Astrid Swan
12+ albums
singer-songwriterfemale vocalistsfinnishindiepop
about
“I don’t care for the forest. Never been a nature creature really. I don’t go berry picking in August, I’m fine in the city. But a natural order began to outline itself in the concrete. There are black bears behind my closed eyes, wild deer hoofs in the night. For an unknown reason these creatures began to populate my mind even when I was awake. Suddenly Navaho indians interested me because of their ancient knowledge of the rhythm of life. And so, in the course of taking time and making Astrid4, life and death appeared to me in the flesh. “ The story of Astrid4 and how it finally reaches the public domain is one winding tale that covers the most mysterious sides of human existence: birth and death. Out of the frustration of a lot of touring, a personal stagnation (and a realization that niceness isn’t a virtue worth cultivating) came something new. It had to be lived through. It took time to formulate. Favors were handed down and passed along, songs were formed on the move and in the complete stillness after ties had been cut. The bestkept plans were mined through different channels at the last minute. A lesson in adapting to any given situation. This is the postmodern way; it’s also the postpartum way.Astrid Swan had written some songs during the course of living on the road with her band The Drunk Lovers. The songs were demoed with the band but Astrid didn’t feel like it was the right direction for the album. She needed to take more space, go back to the piano and breath
