1. The Atlantic Ocean 3:39

2. The Original Thought 3:07

3. Balland Of Old What's His Name 3:16

4. R.I.P. 2:53

5. Already Gone 3:43

6. Hallelujah, Goodnight! 2:28

7. The First Time 3:56

8. Bat Coma Motown 3:46

9. The End Of An Age 3:47

10. A Song For Milton Feher 5:37

11. Lady Luck 4:16



The Atlantic Ocean is the fourth release from American singer,

songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Richard Swift. Celebrated

for his lo-fi, experimental melanges saluting genres from

Doo-Wop to lush American Pop, Swift adds jaunty synthesizers

and Motown soul to make Ocean his most danceable record to

date.



After touring the US with Cold War Kids, Wilco and Stereolab,

Swift started recording The Atlantic Ocean in Wilco's Chicago

loft on a vintage analog tape machine sold to him by Wilco's

frontman Jeff Tweedy. With a methodical approach and help from

engineer Chris Colbert (The Walkmen) and multi-instrumentalist

Casey Foubert (Sufjan Stevens, Crystal Skulls), Swift's

vintage mixtures on Ocean are seamless and bright. A

collaboration with producer Mark Ronson on track "Ballad of

Old What's His Name" features the talents of Ryan Adams, Mark

Ronson, Sean Lennon and Pat Sansone of Wilco, a strange

pairing of musicians, producing beautiful results.