Emma Swift Confronts Darkness With Lush Storytelling On "The Resurrection Game" Debut
- Charles Luberisse
- Sep 12
- 1 min read
Written By: Big C
With her first collection of all-original material, Emma Swift unveils The Resurrection Game, a sweeping and melancholic song cycle out now. Tracks like How To Be Small and Beautiful Ruins reveal an artist unafraid to face anguish head-on and reshape devastation into art. Working with producer Jordan Lehning at Chale Abbey in the Isle of Wight and in Nashville, she surrounded herself with a cadre of master musicians. Including Spencer Cullum on pedal steel and Juan Solorzano on guitar, together they crafted a deliberately lush, cinematic soundscape. Born from a personal crisis and a fragile year of recovery through therapy, medication, and ultimately, songwriting. Swift explains the vision behind the record as:
Though many of these songs come from an immensely difficult time in my life, what I’m trying to do here is to alchemize the experience. To make the brutal become beautiful.
From intimate confession to philosophical musing, the album bridges folk traditions with baroque flourishes, anchored by Swift’s deep-blue vocals and candid lyricism. Following her widely acclaimed Dylan covers album Blonde On The Tracks (2020), Swift’s new work marks a bold evolution. Available in digital, CD, cassette, and deluxe vinyl editions—including lavender and blue swirl pressings—the record has already been previewed with singles The Resurrection Game, Nothing and Forever, and more. Stream or purchase "The Resurrection Game" now, and witness Emma Swift ’s powerful transformation of grief into beauty on BANDCAMP, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, SUBSTACK, and YOUTUBE.
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