Robin McAuley On His New Album “Standing On The Edge,” Black Swan’s Next Album, Vegas & More

Robin McAuley is widely-recognized as one of the great singers of a golden period in hard rock music. His voice can be heard on albums from Grand Prix and Far Corporation, and on the chart-topping MSG (Michael Schenker Group) records Perfect Timing, Save Yourself and MSG. After departing MSG, McAuley released 1 solo record in 1999, then joined AOR legends Survivor, and then re-grouped with the aforementioned Schenker in Michael Schenker Fest for the studio records Resurrection and Revelation.

In 2020, Robin McAuley came out swinging as the frontman of the supergroup Black Swan, where he joined forces with Reb Beach (Whitesnake, Winger), Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, Dokken) and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr Big). More recently, McAuley recorded a solo album — due out May 7, 2021 via Frontiers Records — titled Standing On The Edge. Included on this full-length are some interesting songwriting collaborations, including one with his former Grand Prix bandmate Phil Lanzon (long-time Uriah Heep keyboardist) on “Like A Ghost,” Howard Leese (Bad Company, Heart) on “Supposed To Do Now,” and Tommy Denander (Radioactive, Alice Cooper) on “Do You Remember” and “Chosen Few.”

On May 4, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Robin McAuley via Zoom, as embedded below. Beyond Standing On The Edge, we spoke about the future of Black Swan, life during COVID-19, and his work as part of Raiding The Rock Vault. More on McAuley can be found here, here, here and here.

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Tags: Black Swan, Frontiers Records, Ireland, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Michael Schenker, Robin McAuley

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