The Resurrection Game

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  • Genre: Indie-Folk / Singer-songwriter / Americana.
  • Influenced by: Sandy Denny, Joni Mitchell, Marianne Faithfull, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lucinda Williams, Patsy Cline.
  • Similar artists: Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, Lucy Dacus, Waxahatchee, Fiona Apple, Brandi Carlile.
  • About this album: The Resurrection Game is Emma Swift’s 2025 full-length of original songs, released September 12, 2025 on Tiny Ghost Records. Recorded in a 16th-century stone barn on the Isle of Wight and finished in Nashville, it feels less like a modern record and more like a lost masterwork from the 1960s—somewhere between the orchestral melancholy of Dusty Springfield and the crystalline folk of Sandy Denny. The album marks Swift’s deeply personal return to music after years of recovery from anxiety, depression, and a nervous breakdown. This album is her catharsis. It's inspired - but, is it any good? Apropos of nothing, I was an early advocate for this artist, after she released her 2020 album of Bob Dylan covers, "Blonde On The Tracks." Here, on her first album of all original material, Swift blends folk-rooted songwriting with intimate confession, lush orchestral touches (strings, pedal steel, keys) and baroque flourishes. It's a lush and breathy album, touching on themes of grief, love, self-acceptance, spirituality, an emotional healing. Yeah, it's good. Welcome back, Emma. We missed you. We love you. And, in case you missed the reviews, we love this album.
  • Metacritic Score: NA.
  • Awards / Nominations: None.
  • Song To Sample: “The Resurrection Game” — the title track exemplifies the album’s blend of introspection, evocative melody, and poetic lyricism.