Astral Swans - "Strange Prison"
"There is no point / trying to run," sings Matthew Swann. "In my head / it's a strange prison." Astral Swans did not write this song for 2020's early spring. They wrote it for the everyday and all its habitual monsters. But in these strange, rare days this grey song glimmers. There's a hopefulness to its lament, like a drummer-boy at the front of a brigade, and as always Astral Swans are painters of echo, wielders of reverb, offering reminder after reminder that some things pass through walls.
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Posted by Sean at March 22, 2020 8:33 PMhi, sean.
it's lynn from boston. now my niece is listening to stg, and she told me you were doing regular posts as we all stay inside. i haven't checked in with you all in quite some time, but i'm glad i did. for the music, but also to let you know i'm sending love to you and yours and your city from me and mine and my city.
Posted by lynn at March 24, 2020 10:37 PMSo good to see StG is back, perfect in these precarious times.
Posted by Max at March 27, 2020 4:41 AMIn my head during the first days, "Splendid Isolation" by Warren Zevon was on repeat... another song not written for and yet kind of fitting to this oh so strange spring, besieged yet eerily calm. Thanks for being there again, as ever your presence, music and words are a gift indeed in time of need.
Posted by élise at April 11, 2020 6:03 AM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
