Greg Johnson releases new album ‘Swing The Lantern’

While many musical fashions and styles have come and gone over the last 30 years, Greg Johnson has consistently maintained a unique style and place in the music world.
 
His catalogue of over 300 songs includes many kiwi classics such as Isabelle, Don’t Wait Another Day, Swagger and Now The Sun is Out with several becoming radio hits in New Zealand and the US. 
 
His 11th studio album Swing The Lantern is a return to the style of production employed on earlier albums, where a band of players get together over several weeks to record the songs in a big studio all at once. The result captures the interactive nuances between players, the mood representing a moment in time – much like the perfect live concert.
 
Long time friend, drummer and musical collaborator Wayne Bell produced the album, which was recorded at Stagg Street Studios in Los Angeles in June of 2015. Seasoned cohorts Ted Brown and Mark Hughes were joined by Welshman, Alex Troup on guitar and Bell on drums.
 
Says Johnson: “My last few albums were patched together in the modern way, various people coming to smaller studios over a period of time, sometimes never even meeting their co-players. This time round I was looking for that magic that only happens with collaboration and multiple players all playing together. The results exceeded my highest expectations”.
 
Songs from the album were written in the year prior to recording and many were road tested at Greg’s various shows during that time, a tried and true indication of what works and what doesn’t. 
 
The result is without doubt the best of Johnson’s studio efforts to date but more importantly, the songs have already been judged as among his strongest by his hardcore fan base, fans that have wholly funded this latest release via gregjohnsonmusic.com.

Swing The Lantern is now available for purchase from Greg’s website, iTunes and all good digital service providers.