Luck doesn’t hit like a lightning strike - it’s made. By people who show up when no one’s watching, stay late when no one asked, and do it again tomorrow. People like Andrew Swift.
From flipping burgers and flogging caravans to packing out theatres, the multi-award-winning country music artist has played the long game - and it’s not always glamorous. But one day you look around and realise you’ve landed in a life that once seemed like a dream. People say you’re lucky. Swift knows better. That’s the ethos of his fourth studio album, ‘Lucky Stars’ - part victory lap, part love letter, and all heart.
Swift is one of Australian country’s most recognisable figures - and not just for the tattoos, ball cap, and beard. 4 ARIA #1 albums (Australian Recording Industry Association), over 8.3 million streams, the face of Spotify’s Fresh Country (Feb 2025), and 3 CMAA Golden Guitars (Country Music Association of Australia), including the prestigious 2023 Male Artist of the Year.
While ‘Lucky Stars’ bears the hallmarks of Swift’s innovative country sound – gritty soundscapes of guitar and synth set to stadium-sized backbeats – it marks an emotional shift for the tattooed troubadour. While his earlier offerings chased neon nights and loud rooms; now the glow is softer - a porch light left on, a spotlight on stage, the smile of someone waiting in the wings.
Upbeat toe-tappers like ‘Get Lost’, and ‘Ramble & Roam’ nod to his restless years, while previous singles ‘(Hot Damn) It’s Been a Minute’ and ‘Nothing Better’ revel in nostalgia and good times.
Loved-up tracks ‘Works for Us’ and ‘Change a Man’ tell that Swift’s found himself in the middle of something serious and he’s not afraid to sing about it. His light-hearted side shows on ‘Living Like We’re Loaded’, a free-wheeling rocker that sees him laughing his way through date night on a budget. While the album’s most heart-warming moment arrives on ‘Oh Valentine’ - a duet with his partner, Simone Sordello - crystallising his love for their newborn daughter.
Recorded with multiple ARIA award winning producer Matt Fell at Wilder Studios in Tasmania, Australia and mastered by Raelynn Janicke in Nashville, ‘Lucky Stars’ is a sonic statement. Pushing the boundaries of Country music, it pulls together a who’s who of co-writers from both sides of the Pacific - from Lindsay Rimes and Phil Barton to Ella Hooper, Billie-Jo Porter, Blake Dantier, and members of The Wolfe Brothers.
A former pop-punk guitarist turned country songsmith; Swift describes his music as “a gateway drug to Country music.” Much like the revered Tamworth Country Music Festival (AUS) was when he first arrived from Melbourne, VIC in 2017. He fell in love with its sense of community and hasn’t looked back.
His ARIA #1 debut album, ‘Call Out For The Cavalry’, earned him a whopping 4 CMAA Golden Guitar nominations in 2019 from which he took home gongs for Alt Country Album of the Year and New Talent of the Year.
A singing with record label, ABC Music, and a whirlwind of touring alongside some of Australian country’s biggest names followed - The Wolfe Brothers, Catherine Britt and Shannon Noll, to name a few. Clocking countless miles meant plenty of stops at a familiar national landmark, the Dog on the Tuckerbox – and it wasn’t long before Swift was named its official ambassador (a gig he takes every bit as seriously as the music).
His sophomore record, ‘The Art of Letting Go’, became Australia’s 5th highest-selling country album of 2021 and landed him co-host duties at country music’s night of nights, the CMAA Golden Guitar Awards.
‘Lightning Strikes and Neon Nights’ – another ARIA #1 – slingshotted Swift to sold-out shows around the country. He was named the official ambassador for the iconic Gympie Music Muster (AUS) in 2024 and showcased at Nashville’s CMA Fest.
Described as “an Australian songwriting heavyweight” (Country Update), Andrew Swift is a trailblazer who counts his blessings on ‘Lucky Stars’. A baby in the back seat, a fire in his heart, and a stunning new record in his hands. If that’s not lucky, what is?