BLACK SWAN – Feat. Robin McAuley, Reb Beach, Jeff Pilson And Matt Starr – Issue ‘Immortal Souls’ Lyric Video
October 30th, 2020
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International hard rock supergroup Black Swan have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Immortal Souls’. Once again created by Wayne Joyner, the clip can be viewed below.
Black Swan issued debut full-length studio album Shake The World on February 14th, 2020 through Frontiers Music Srl.
The genesis of Black Swan was sparked by a conversation between former Dokken / current Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson and Frontiers president and head of A&R, Serafino Perugino, who wanted a project that would showcase the vocals of Robin McAuley, formerly of McAuley Schenker Group.
Shake The World was tracked at Pilson’s home studio in Los Angeles, California.
One of the tracks was written by Pilson right after seeing the Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody (2019). “I came home and I sat down at the grand piano and pretty much wrote exactly the chorus that we have, just coming straight [from] the movie. It is a bit Queen-like.”
“It’s amazing, incredible music,” Pilson continued. “Wait until you hear everybody’s playing and singing. It’s beyond – way beyond.”
McAuley added: “I’ve known Jeff for some thirty years and we have a history of performing together on MSG Unplugged [1992], in addition to being great friends, musically and socially. When he asked me to do this and collaborate with Reb [Beach, of Winger and Whitesnake], I didn’t have to think too long with my response. Initially he wasn’t going to play bass on this, but Reb and myself soon changed his mind. Bringing Matt [Starr, drummer for Mr. Big] into the mix was a great decision. His powerful energy and style is unmistakable on this album. Overall, it is a very powerful blend of styles and writing. Reb is truly an amazing guitarist and songwriter. Jeff captured my vocals the way I like to sound. Probably the best vocal sound I’ve had… ever! Such a great and creative studio experience for me. This is kick-ass, powerful music on an album full of great songs. If you love strong melodies and BIG choruses, Black Swan won’t disappoint!! It’s time… ‘SHAKE THE WORLD’!!!”
Beach said: “When Jeff approached me to do this, I was so excited because I loved writing Erase The Slate [1999] with him for Dokken. I also played in the band with Jeff for four years, and we worked so well together, writing and live too. He is as good as it gets when it comes to a rock musician, a great songwriter and an absolute joy to work with. I came in with riffs, Jeff arranged them into a song by adding his own parts, and then Robin wrote the lyrics, and knocked it out of the park with the vocals. I am pretty particular about singers, and Robin’s voice is so slammin’ that I wouldn’t want anyone else. Matt came in with his huge drum sound, and we had a great sounding band. Very exciting stuff!!”
“Shooting the video [for the title track] was a blast,” said Starr. “Shot in Los Angeles over the course of two days, it was similar to recording the record, everything was very organic and comfortable. That’s the advantage of working with guys who have so much experience. There’s not too much discussion going on. Everybody knows what to do, we just get to work and do it. That leaves more time for hanging out, chatting and smoking cigars!”
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Shake The World’
02. ‘Big Disaster’
03. ‘Johnny Came Marching’
04. ‘Immortal Souls’
05. ‘Make It There’
06. ‘She’s On To Us’
07. ‘The Rock That Rolled Away’
08. ‘Long Road To Nowhere’
09. ‘Sacred Place’
10. ‘Unless We Change’
11. ‘Divided/United’
Black Swan’s line-up is as follows:
Robin McAuley (vocals, ex-McAuley Schenker Group)
Reb Beach (guitar, Winger / Whitesnake)
Jeff Pilson (bass, Foreigner / ex-Dokken)
Matt Starr (drums, Mr. Big / Ace Frehley)
Directed by Èric Boadella, music videos were filmed for the title track and the songs ‘Big Disaster’ and ‘Make It There’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the track ‘Johnny Came Marching’. All four clips can also be viewed below.
Promotional photograph by Enzo Mazzeo.
