Original SWIM members, Joe Reilly (lyricist/singer) and John McCrea (musician/composer), have reunited for the first time in over thirty years to record a new album, ‘NIGHTSTOCK‘.
Formed in 1988, the band were quickly signed to MCA RECORDS and recorded an album, ‘Sundrive Road‘, produced by the renowned Steely Dan producer, Gary Katz.
The album was released to critical acclaim and the band went on to tour with Fleetwood Mac and CHER, amongst others.
The original group disbanded shortly afterwards but released a further single.
This is the first release from the original songwriters and is produced by Ger McDonnell.
Their first single off the highly anticipated new album is ‘Tony’s House’.
Speaking about the process of the song, Joe said: “During the recording sessions for ‘NIGHTSTOCK‘, the band were experiencing some difficulty with one of the longer pieces on the album and decided to take a break.”
“I was flicking through The Paintings of Edward Hopper and the painting, Tony’s House in particular, caught my imagination.”
“Within half an hour I had come up with the lyrics for Tony’s House, the song.”
“Having shown the lyrics to John, the music was quickly composed and the accompanying keyboard track was recorded in one take.”
“The vocals were put down in a few passes and so, Tony’s House appeared within a matter of hours. Ger then added his usual studio magic, et voilà.”
The single ‘Tony’s House‘ is available on all music platforms now.
