BIO
For Vancouver-based composer, producer, film scorer, and neo-classical performer Taylor Swindells, transitioning from a musician’s life of travel and touring to one of stasis and stillness was both disconcerting and an important lesson in appreciating life’s simpler moments. That’s when Swindells dreamed up and released his first works as Neighborhood Libraries, wordless sonic journeys that, through ambient-electronic, piano-driven melodies, took the listener through a spectrum of emotion. There’s hope, wonder, fear, anxiety, and, ultimately, peace. Swindells, who had previously performed and toured in indie-rock outfit The Tourist Company, retreated into his home studio to write and produce what ultimately became Postcards for the Backyard, his debut full-length released through Nettwerk Records, drawing inspiration from fellow neo-classical composers like Ólafur Arnalds. Thoughtful compositions that both reflect the chaos outside his front door and revel in small moments of tranquility. Moments like taking his two children to the beach, just a 10-minute walk away. “Instead of being frustrated with the times, [I’m] trying to find ways to be present and find the beauty in the immediate, as opposed to always trying to find that somewhere else.”
MUSIC
