Mark Lang’s forthcoming solo album ‘Wild Swan’ documents the poetic language of his son and revels in the long journey of trying to understand yourself, difference, place and family.

Written and recorded over a 3 year period between his small Australian coastal village and Nashville USA. Mark worked with long-time collaborators and producers Nick Huggins (The Dirty Three, Jen Cloher) and Brad Jones (Ron Sexsmith, Missy Higgins). The three friends uncovered a new sonic landscape for Lang’s songwriting to inhabit, delivering a masterful piece of work.

At the time of writing Mark was walking a lot. Out along the sea wall  towards an old wooden pier, trying to recover the simplicity of a time before the technology took over. Memories of watching ‘Storm Boy’ as a kid, on the days when it was too wet to go outside, pointed towards another way of existing. He carried undercurrents of his mid life with him towards the heads of Port Phillip Bay. 

Once in the studio, improvised musical experiments held unexamined truths, and a world started to form. A flock of songbirds, filling the sky, carried many of the questions we all ask ourselves. How do we show up for the people around us? How do I use the time I have? What on earth am I doing?

'Into The Wind' is the first single from the album. When asked if the songbirds of the song are him, Mark suggests that the songbirds are the ability to let things go, a way of releasing things. ‘Song making is a healing process, a way to carry your worries and let them fly towards the horizon.’ 

As the song reaches its peak, Mark makes a cry into the wind, both pleading and expelling. There is a duality in his performance, his voice is both the songbird and the burden it carries.

“I think because the conscious mind wasn't involved in this, in both the performance and the writing, it's why this album probably feels the most honest of anything I've ever made.”

Australian singer/songwriter and film maker Mark Lang is a renowned lyricist and storyteller. He has written three critically acclaimed albums making many ‘album of the year’ lists as the singer/ songwriter of Australian indie band Skipping Girl Vinegar. Thrilling audiences from the main stages at Australia’s premier festivals including solo shows at Bluesfest, Cambridge Folk Festival (UK) Port Fairy Folk Festival, Splendour In The Grass, Woodford Folk, Falls Festival and many more. Mark’s work has received extensive airplay on major national broadcasters Triple J, ABC, Double J and community radio, as well as US college radio play with 7 weeks in the Top 100 CMJ charts, and numerous #1 & #2 positions across the US. Mark toured his debut solo E.P extensively across Europe and North America including a sold out Australian tour.

The first single ‘Into The Wind’ from the forthcoming album will be released globally on Sunday the 7th of December through MGM. The album ‘Wild Swan’ is set for release in the 2nd half of 2026.