After a promising, critically lauded debut on Secretly Canadian, he defected to a major for his second album and it was choc-full of songs that told of his - self-professed - unsuitability for fame and/or success and his lack thereof.
His sound is a subdued but eloquent style of piano-led pop with echoes of Randy Newman and a neighbour of the sadly ignored Plush/Liam Hayes.
Swift's take on this single from Prince's career-high album 'Around The World The World In A Day' (see also Susanna's take on 'Condition Of The Heart') definitely sounds like Randy Newman or maybe Gilbert O'Sullivan somehow doing their 70s take on the purple master's psychedelic pop via the medium of time-travel.
Nice.
Download Richard Swift 'Paisley Park (Prince cover)' (mp3) (Mediafire)
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