Between Blood and Ocean

April 16, 2019 by Courtney Swain in Blogs, Courtney Solo

I’m so delighted to announce my new album “Between Blood and Ocean” will release on May 1st!

Level-Up Your Singing! - Video collab with Ben Levin

March 28, 2018 by Courtney Swain in Blogs

What makes a good singer?
Here's a video where I talk about my thoughts on that, edited and animated by Ben Levin!

10 Questions w/ Courtney Swain

March 26, 2018 by Courtney Swain in Bent Knee, Courtney Solo, Blogs

Really love how this piece came out. Got to talk about my favorite songs to play live, latest on Bent Knee (new music, Paper Earth), what movie franchise the band would star in, and my new Patreon page. Many thanks to Proglodytes for the feature!

I'm launching a Patreon page.

March 22, 2018 by Courtney Swain in Courtney Solo, Blogs

Since I've always been bad at keeping things to myself, I'm excited to have this new page to share my works-in-progress, thoughts on music, life on the road, and more!

Artist Feature in Keyboard Magazine

October 03, 2016 by Courtney Swain in Bent Knee, Blogs

"Bent Knee is no ordinary musical collective. A masterful mashup of electronica, progressive pop and art rock (think Jeff Buckley meets Rush meets Edith Piaf), the band has received widespread acclaim for both their live shows and their new release, Say So, out now on the Cuneiform label (cuneiformrecords.com)."

Courtney's "Desert Island Discs" in OPEN Magazine

September 21, 2016 by Courtney Swain in Blogs

I put together a list of ten 'desert island' discs for OPEN magazine, an Italian music magazine and blog. You can check out my list on their website.

Bent Knee in the Boston Globe

January 15, 2016 by Courtney Swain in Bent Knee, Blogs

"Courtney Swain, Bent Knee’s dramatically potent lead vocalist and pianist, delivers emphatic, enigmatic lyrics in a manner that can evoke Björk, Alanis Morissette, or Joanna Newsom while sounding like no one but herself."

Re-Learning Piano

September 22, 2015 by Courtney Swain in Blogs, Bent Knee

The weekend was actually chilly, and it's starting to feel like full-on fall in Providence. Last week we had some wonderful shows with Bent Knee. It was a particularly special experience to play at OBERON in Cambridge for the first time.

Shows This Week

September 14, 2015 by Courtney Swain in Blogs, Bent Knee

A few notes from last week, and some details about two Bent Knee shows coming up this week. September 16th @ AS 220 (Providence, RI) and September 17th @ Oberon (Cambridge, MA).

'Puncture' Music Video is Out

September 07, 2015 by Courtney Swain in Blogs, Projects

My friend Eric just released a music video for a song we collaborated on called "Puncture." It's also the first track off his record, Elder Flux. It's beautiful! Check it out, and check out his website too.

Courtney on BNN-TV

September 05, 2015 by Courtney Swain in Blogs, Review, Courtney Solo

On Monday, I was a featured musical guest on Boston Neighborhood Network's show It's All About Arts.

New Habits for the Fall

September 03, 2015 by Courtney Swain in Blogs

Last week was a welcome change from the summer on the road. My calendar was completely blank from Saturday through Wednesday, and I relaxed and developed some new habits.