Our Swan Song

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Our Swan Song
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1, 2006
Genre Folk, Classical
Length44:17
Label UAR Records/Stomp (original)
Scotland Yard/Shock (reissue)
Producer Simon Grounds, Laura Jean
Laura Jean chronology
I'm a Rabbit, I'm a Fox E.P.
(2003)
Our Swan Song
(2006)
Eden Land
(2008)

Our Swan Song is the debut 2006 release from Laura Jean. "I'm a Rabbit, I'm a Fox" and "A Good Thing" were released as radio singles and achieved high rotation on Triple J. The album had a reissue release on September 1, 2007 when Jean changed record labels.

Laura Jean Englert is an Australian musician from Melbourne, Victoria who performs as Laura Jean. She is known for her classically inspired folk songs, often using a range of orchestral instruments. She garnered much critical acclaim for her debut album, Our Swan Song, receiving high rotational support from community and alternative radio stations such as Triple J. She received high exposure when Snow Patrol, fans of her, asked her to sing Martha Wainwright's part in the song Set the Fire to the Third Bar during their two Australian tours in 2007. Her second album, Eden Land, was released on 1 March 2008 in Australia. In August, Laura Jean was invited by Deborah Conway to take part in the Broad Festival project, which toured major Australian cities including performing at the Sydney Opera House. With Laura Jean and Conway were Elana Stone, Liz Stringer and Dianna Corcoran – they performed their own and each other's songs.

Triple J Australian radio station

Triple J is a government-funded, national Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greater emphasis on broadcasting Australian content compared to commercial stations. triple j is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Track listing

  1. "The Hunter's Ode" (Laura Jean) - 4:16
  2. "The Mid-Way" (Jean) - 4:14
  3. "A Good Thing" (Jean) - 3:54
  4. "I Don't Know" (Jean) - 3:14
  5. "The Ferry" (Jean) - 3:19
  6. "I'm a Rabbit, I'm a Fox" (Jean) - 3:53
  7. "It's Supposed to be Summer" (Jean) - 4:07
  8. "Paradise Lost" (Jean) - 4:32
  9. "Happiness" (Jean) - 4:53
  10. "Solace" (Jean) - 4:16
  11. "Our Swan Song" (Jean) - 3:33

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