Southern songwriters Anna Kline and John Looney are Swift Silver. Their collaboration spans ten years of exploring the great expanse of the American songbook—touring, conspiring, songwriting—fused together by the Mississippi heat, molded in the mountain air of Western North Carolina, and flung free in the hills of Kentucky bluegrass.

From the moment the listener presses play to the last track fade, Swift Silver’s self-titled debut album celebrates the tenets of Southern sound. This is a collection of songs cultivated in the dim lights of listening rooms and local jams, regional festivals and road trips, alone in the woodshed and crafted as an ensemble.

It doesn’t hurt that Kline’s vocal performances—on both lead and harmony vocals—display an astonishing range of versatility and skill, her voice flows as smooth as a rippling river current.

Looney gives a masterful performance on lead guitar, not only displaying his expertise as an integral sideman but also as a talented arranger, showcasing a finely-tuned ear for nuance and groove.

“The major draw is the emotive, soaring vocals of Kline, reminiscent of Patty Loveless’ passion, if not her voice, on her indelible Mountain Soul album; Looney cuts loose with stunning guitar work.

Out of seemingly nowhere, we have one of the strongest and most memorable roots albums of the year to date.” — GLIDE MAGAZINE

Together, they drive a contagious electric surge of sound.

Swift Silver’s debut self-titled album marks a meaningful milestone for the pair: It is a 180° (re)turn to their musical roots: the redemptive strains of Southern gospel, the drawling tremolo of rhythm and blues, and the twang of the rural soul.

This album speaks to the path we tread. It is lyrically insightful, eloquent—and timely when examined through the lens of current events. These songs help us navigate lingering questions we daily seek to answer, they pulsate with discovery, and melodically confess the hunger to right a few wrongs.