Victorian artist Andrew Swift won his first two Golden Guitars for his first album, Call Out for the Cavalry, and his most recent was in 2023 for Male Artist of the Year. Cavalry was the first of his three albums to go to number 1 on the ARIA charts.
Swift’s new single, ‘Nothing Better’, follows on from ‘Fumes and Fireworks’, which he released last year with Amber Lawrence, along with ‘This Is Us Here’ and ‘Hot Damn (It’s Been a Minute)’. It was written at the APRA Melbourne - Nashville SongHubs sessions in Nashville, Tennessee, and was the creation of Swift, Lindsay Rimes and Tyler James Bellinger.
During our recent chat Swift talked about the rather intensive process of those SongHubs sessions and how ‘Nothing Better’ was the last song he wrote there. It is an expression of gratitude for life as he’s living it now, with his partner Simone and new baby on the way. Simone makes an appearance in the music video for the song, which was created by Jeremy Minett of Eyes and Ears Creative.
‘Nothing Better’ was produced by Matt Fell, with whom Swift has worked on all three of his albums. He mentions that he has about half an album recorded with Fell, and will be working to find time to record the rest, amongst the arrival of the baby and his current five-state tour (dates below). Swift loves playing live and his tour schedule attests to that love of the road – and he’ll also be appearing at two festivals in August, on Norfolk Island and at Gympie.
TOUR DATES
Sunday 23rd February - TumbaFest, Tumbarumba NSW
Friday 28th February - Altar Bar, Hobart TAS
Saturday 1st March - Little Sisters General Store, TAS
Sunday 2nd March - Wilder, Gowrie Park TAS
Friday 21st March - Commercial Hotel, South Morang VIC
Saturday 22nd March - RegFest, Horsham VIC
Friday 4th April - The Duke of George, Fremantle WA
Saturday 5th April - Gatsby’s Skyline, Manjimup WA
Saturday 12th April - Arcobar, Heatherton VIC
Tuesday 29th April – Oodies Café, Bundaberg QLD
Wednesday 30th April - Oodies Cafe, Bundaberg QLD – SOLD OUT
Thursday 1st May - Oodies Cafe, Bundaberg QLD – SOLD OUT
3-10th August - Tunes In The Tropics, Norfolk Island
28-31st August - Gympie Music Muster, Gympie QLD
**Tickets on sale now and available via www.andrewswift.com.au/tour
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