Swallow Fear asks the listener to take a deep breath and start conquering their anxieties. In a mere 17 minutes, McClelland takes on: perfectionism; an aversion to happiness; bigotry; parenthood; and the impact of emigration on families. As you may have guessed, this is no ordinary pop record. In the words of Australia’s Happy Mag, “Daniel McClelland melds together elements of pop, alternative, surf-rock, and electronica to deliver something uniquely his own.”

Swallow Fear is out now. It’s streaming on all major platforms, available for purchase everywhere you buy music online, and CDs are sold via Bandcamp.