Swan Songs
A confusing mess of a book written under extreme duress during a bout of insanity.
File under: poetic spirals, surreal anti-thought, and beautifully broken language.
File under: poetic spirals, surreal anti-thought, and beautifully broken language.
"A brilliant modern political novel. It uses the power that today’s radical politics seems to have forgotten about – imagination – to create a wild, wonderful journey through a strange twilight version of England today."
– Adam Curtis
– Adam Curtis
"Leonard Swanson’s efforts to produce the definitive rap album of all time involves 'booze, drugs and often spending nights on bed bug ridden mattresses somebody dragged in from the streets'. With fascinating results, here in lies the very stylish account of his endeavours. I enjoyed this adventure tremendously."
– John Cooper Clarke
– John Cooper Clarke
“A wild, weird, quite wonderful (and very possibly wise) piece of work. Here is a voice alluringly raw, magnetically unruly, and vital to heed.”
– Niall Griffiths
– Niall Griffiths