All
the pop mavens and pundits are falling over themselves in praise of
Watercolor Day, the 2010 CD from 21st century
pop proponent Seth Swirsky. Swirsky, lately is being compared
in a favorable light to pop innovators like Brian Wilson, McCartney,
Jeff Lynne and even songwriter Burt Bacharach. Back in the 1960s
the ears of EMI, the late great Norman Hurricane Smith worked so hard
in the studio with The Beatles, helping them get that one of a kind
fab four sound. Luckily, Swirsky was able to get a quote
on his own music from Norman before he passed away in early 2008.
After hearing Swirskys earlier work with the group Red Button,
Norman claimed, If the Red Button was around in the 60s,
I would have signed them to EMI! Hardly faint praise from the
studio genius who basically crafted the Beatles studio sound
and also the same guy who signed Syd Barretts Pink Floyd to
EMI as well. As a staff writer for a major publishing company, Swirsky
has written tracks for a number of artists including Tina Turner,
Smokey Robinson, Rufus Wainwright and hes also busy completing
a documentary called Beatles Stories, featuring key Beatles
insiders like Graham Nash and Sir George Martin. Hes also written
three best-selling books on baseball, including the wryly titled Every
Pitcher Tells A Story. That said, for an up close and personal
look and listen to Seth Swirsky, pop genius, look no further than
the essential pop sounds in play on the 2010 CD release of the 18
cut Watercolor Day. Some top players assist Swirsky including
producer Rick Gallego of the acclaimed pop band Cloud Eleven
(bass, sitar, guitar), Probyn Gregory (french horn) and
much more, but the songs are the real stars here. www.Seth.com
/ www.watercolorday.com