The Triffids – The Black Swan (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1989

The Black Swan is an LP by The Triffids from 1989 released on the White Hot label.

About this album

The Black Swan is a compelling late-period Triffids album, sharpening the band’s literate songwriting into one of its most atmospheric and emotionally direct statements. Released in 1989, it finds the Australian group widening their indie rock palette with harder edges, road-worn imagery and David McComb’s distinctive,小说-like lyricism at the centre. The record includes some of the band’s most memorable material, from the restless sweep of American Sailors to the bleak momentum of Good Fortune Rose and One Mechanic Town. Its mix of rough energy, melancholy and narrative detail has made it a key entry in the Triffids catalogue and a lasting Australian underground classic.

Genre: Pop & Rock