Friendly Skies by Swofford

There's something so special about being 30,000 feet in the air, completely alone except for your thoughts, the strangers in front of you, endless views of sky and earth, and the music you have downloaded. It's the closest you can get to frolicking in the clouds while enjoying the fleeting weightlessness and liminality of the pressurized cabin. I took off on a plane on March 13, 2020, not knowing that I would stay in the air for 75 weeks.

These are my stories from the sky.

All the ups and downs of the in-between, the highs and heartbreak of living in limbo. There's dancing, fun, tears, fantasy, tragedy, and finally, acceptance. I know I'm not alone, and that many a friend and stranger alike have been stuck in a part of life that just feels plain weird.

This album is my portrait of this time. I see great things on the horizon, but I don't wish to forget what it felt like to be thrust into a world of insistent unexpectedness and content unknowing.

The music is inspired by all of my favorite artists who love a synthesizer as much as I do. This record is a playful assortment of soundscapes, from thumping electro house pop to silken ambient interludes. Each track has something special to offer.

Won't you fly with me?

Tracklist

1.	Friendly Skies	4:12

2.	Let's Go to LA	3:37

3.	Dance Hall Anthem	3:46

4.	Be Somebody	3:29

5.	Milky Way	6:00

6.	Clean My Room	4:03

7.	Adrenaline	4:28

8.	Solitude	3:56

9.	As The Rain Fell	5:34

10.	Andromeda	4:13

11.	Let it Ring	4:42

12.	Get Real	4:21

13.	I Don't Remember Anymore	3:29

14.	Don't Wake Me	4:15

15.	Farewell Friends	4:39

16.	Get With Me	3:18

17.	Sunshine	4:10

18.	Friendly Skies (Epilogue)	5:59

Credits

released June 10, 2022

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