The singer and songwriter known as Stan
Swanson has released his latest EP record, “Driving Down to Eden.”
The EP is composed of four original tracks for an approximate total
listening time of 14 minutes. It has been proudly published as an
independent release on the Stony Meadow Records music label.
Generally found online listed in the contemporary folk category,
Swanson's “Driving Down to Eden” is a purely American record
colored brightly with earnest storytelling and a dash of rock 'n'
roll.
That Swanson's music should fall into
the folk genre makes sense. He lists as main artistic influences Bob
Dylan, Paul Simon, Patty Larkin, Bob Lind, and the Beatles. Like the
best folk artists, however, his overall timbre is his own and he
sounds like no one but himself. As a songwriter with decades of
experience playing his own music, this also seems intuitive. Swanson
began writing music at the age of 13 in the 1960s.
“I write songs that speak to me on a
personal level,” he explains. “Some have deeper messages than
others. I mean, every songwriter writes about falling in love as well
as falling out of love. And, yes, I have written my fair share of
those. But I also relate to the folk music of the sixties which was a
great era for songs that had something special to say.”
Like some of the best loved folk tunes
of that epoch, however, there's more to Swanson's sound than the
traditional folk pattern.
“I am a very eclectic songwriter and
although I feel my roots are in the folk genre, my songs take me in
every direction possible.”
Swanson's inclination to diverge from
typical modes of folk music is a reflection of his own multifaceted
nature. While 'Driving Down to Eden” is his most widely distributed
album to date, he is also the published author of several popular
books available online.
Swanson writes, “I split most of my
time between writing novels and performing. I have written eight
books and am working on a couple more.”
Nevertheless, fiction can only satisfy
his muse by so much.
“I've played in many groups and bands
and then went solo for awhile. I left the music scene for several
years, but that magical pull finally brought me back. There's nothing
quite like it.”
“Driving Down to Eden” by Stan
Swanson is available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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