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Mei Lai Swan

About Me

a little city time
avoiding shops and shops
and shops!

but creative things brew
and play is a perfect pasttime...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/7/2007
Band Website: www.triplejunearthed/MeiLaiSwan"Coming soon!
www.triplejunearthed/MeiLaiSwan
Band Members: For bookings and enquiries contact [email protected]

Publicity: Amanda Harcourt, Scarlet Fever Publicity, [email protected]

Mei Lai Swan is Triple J Unearthed's Top Song comp winner for the NT!

Influences: In no particular order... joni mitchell, bjork, nina simone, jill scott, sodastream, missy elliot, tori amos, jeff buckley, portishead, massive attack, fiona apple, bach, joanna newsom, pirates and whores, m'um, boards of canada, cinematic orchestra, gotan project, miles davis, gillian welch, catpower, ayub ogada, rokia traore, david bowie, cleis pearce, astor piazzola, cocteau twins, tom waits, frou frou, angus and julia stone, sufjan stevens, ben harper, jolie holland, ani, belle and sebastien...
Sounds Like: a little moody, a little pretty, a little haunting, a little empty, a little full, and just a little

'CALLING THE SKY' available now only on iTunes

BUY 'THE MORNING TREE' EP NOW AT www.vitamin.net.au OR IN-STORE AT JB HI-FI OR YOUR LOCAL INDIE RECORD STORE.

Out through Vitamin Records.
Record Label: Foghorn/Vitamin (distribution)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

where o where have the flowers gone?

some say they were hiding underground, tender bulbs, waiting for the first sign of spring warmth and rain...some say they withered in harsh sun and returned to dust...some say the bastards came and mo...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 23:27:00 GMT

CALLING THE SKY - Single and Tour!

Well... it's been a little while in the coming and a lot of preparation in between full time work out in the desert, but my new single 'Calling The Sky' is now out and I'm on the road again... woohoo!...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:08:00 GMT

More press reviews!

Hi all,Check out the following sites for some CD reviews, press interviews etc....Interview with Franca Barraclough, Red Hot ArtsThe Morning Tree review - Rave Magazinexx Mei Lai
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:18:00 GMT

Looking for band members based in Melbourne!

i'm heading back to melbs for a bit, and i'm looking for band members to play and tour regularly... drums and keys/electric guitar as a start... send me a message if you're interested and i'll be in t...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:14:00 GMT

Adelaide Fuse Festival Feb 2008 - Live Review by Stuart Buchanan

"...If anyone needed any proof as to the vibrancy of the music industry, they need only have walked into the Adelaide night and chosen from any one of the numerous bands on offer. Trying to find somet...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:53:00 GMT

The Morning Tree available on-line and in stores!

Hello all you lovely people!The happy news is that you can now buy The Morning Tree: ONLINE at www.vitamin.net.au or IN-STORE at JB Hi-Fi or your local indie record store (if you can't find it the...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Adelaide Fuse Festival

Hola southerners (and travelling non-Southerners!)I'm heading down to Adelaide this week for the Fuse Festival and a couple of gigs, it would be lovely to see you there, or tell you're friends to come...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:09:00 GMT

The Morning Tree EP released: the how to buy guide

Aah, big happy sigh. My debut EP 'The Morning Tree' saw its release on the 1st of September, with a surprisingly attentive, packed-out, squashed-in crowd at The Lane in Alice Springs. Thanks to all wh...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:12:00 GMT

FEATURE ARTIST - Triple J Unearthed

Erm... I got sent home from work today cos it's a public holiday (no, it wasn't a stupid mistake), hocked myself on the couch a little exhausted, and promptly got a call from Triple J Unearthed to be ...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:12:00 GMT

Triple J Unearthed

ah yep, I finally managed to get some songs from my EP up on Triple J Unearthed - I'd love it if you could drop by and tell 'em what you think - www.triplejunearthed.com/MeiLaiSwan Thanks truly! xx
Posted by on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:29:00 GMT