Silver Swans - Realize The Ghost

Everyone has a different side, especially musicians, and it's always great to hear that. We all know Ann Yu as the vocalist for LoveLikeFire and her unique ability to create dramatic and memorable songs, but in her side project Silver Swans (with Jon Waters), she shows her keen sense of anchoring dancefloor fillers with beautifully swirling hollow vocals and intricate electro instrumentals that lift you into a dream state...a constant, yet enjoyable struggle between vocals and electronics. —stranded in stereo

What Blaqk Audio is to AFI, Silver Swans are to SF faves LoveLikeFire. Uh, well kind of, I suppose. Silver Swans are a fantastic new local synth/dance side-project of Ann Yu, lead singer of LoveLikeFire, and its an incredible piece of haunting, hypotonic and dreamy electronic pop. (for fans of The Knife, LADYTRON and La Roux) SF live debut at the Rickshaw Stop on Friday, November 7. —aaron axelsen, live105 soundcheck

Their debut album Realize the Ghost is due to be out in January on San Francisco-based Tricycle Records. Check out the other artists' featured songs on the label's myspace. I'm quite liking them.

Silver Swans - Realize the Ghost, 192kbps