About Queen of Swords
Toronto's Queen Of Swords, the mercurial healing-rock project by Aerin Fogel, Founder/Artistic Director for Venus Fest and a spiritual counsellor, released her sophomore album, Year 8, summer 2023 on Get Better Records. The album title is an astrology reference "signifying deep change, intergenerational themes, and big life thresholds," and was co-produced by Carmen Elle (DIANA) and engineered by Steve Chahley (Neko Case, Nelly Furtado, Wu-Tang Clan). Fogel played previously in The Bitters (an offshoot of Fucked Up) and has released records with Captured Tracks, Mexican Summer, Sacred Bones, and toured with artists like Best Coast, Wavves, Vivian Girls, and more. Fogel is also the founder and long-standing Artistic Director for Toronto's Venus Fest, and works as a professional astrologer and tarot reader.