Australian singer/composer Jack Colwell’s vivid debut album, SWANDREAM, is a raw and uncompromising collection that marks the arrival on the world stage of a distinctive new voice. Recorded in Sydney and produced by renowned singer Sarah Blasko, SWANDREAM paints a captivating picture of a young queer man contending with identity, heartbreak and historical abuse. The songs are informed by Colwell’s classical training at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, his love of confessional singer-songwriters, and his infatuation with fairytales and myths. Much of the album was recorded in single takes on a moody old Steinway piano, with Blasko and some of Australia’s most accomplished session players fleshing out the sound. Grammy-winning mixer Collin Dupuis has kept the album’s rough edges intact. Born and raised in the suffocating suburbs of far-northern Sydney, Colwell took up music at the urging of his mother, growing into a confident multi-instrumentalist before storming the halls of the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium of Music.   In 2015, his debut EP spawned the sleeper hit “Don’t Cry Those Tears”, which attracted significant radio play and led to a remix by US noise-rockers HEALTH. Extensive domestic touring and LGBT advocacy followed, and Jack soon became one of Australia’s most prominent independent artists. Now, with SWANDREAM, he’s ready to captivate a global audience.