Matthew Swann, performing under the name Astral Swans,[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Calgary, Alberta, signed to Dan Mangan's Madic Records, an imprint of Arts & Crafts Productions.

[2] His music style has been described as "introspective late 60s folk à la Nick Drake filtered through an avant-garde 90s lens.

"[3] His 2015 album, All My Favorite Singers Are Willie Nelson,[4] was described by VICE as "a stark, beautiful project [...] steeped in 60s psych-folk mythology and loner punk iconography.

"[5] His latest album, Strange Prison, was released in May 2018.

[6] Previously Matthew Swann was a member of Hot Little Rocket and Extra Happy Ghost!!!