Zalizna Lastivka (Ukrainian: ÃÂðûÃÂ÷ýð ûðÃÂÃÂÃÂòúð, Iron Swallow) is the third studio album by the Ukrainian band The Hardkiss. It released on September 19, 2018.
According to the Hardkiss, work on the album lasted for two years. The band began producing the album on February 21, 2017 on International Mother Language Day, by first presenting their song "ÃÂýÃÂðÃÂúÃÂøôð". The album consists of 13 songs and four poems, most of which are in Ukrainian. Julia Sanina, the band's vocalist, said the inclusion of poems was the realization of her childhood dream of publishing her own collection of poems.
On July 21, 2017, the Hardkiss would release the band's lead single, "ÃÂÃÂÃÂðòûÃÂ". A music video was also released on YouTube that day. The music video would become a viral sensation in Ukraine, garnering over 24 million views as of October 5, 2021. The song would help the band win the Yuna and Gold Firebird Awards, along with the 2017 M1 Music Awards. According to Sanina, the song was created in a hotel room in 20 minutes. In an article, she said that the song was different than what fans expect from The Hardkiss musically.
Between the fall of 2017 and the spring of 2018, the band released two more songs, both in Ukrainian: "ÃÂþÃÂðñûÃÂ" and "ÃÂõûþôÃÂÃÂ". After releasing the two songs, the band realized their musical style would change slightly. Sanina described the album sound as more electronic than the band's previous work. She compared the new album to "a whole cocoon, in which its atmosphere prevails". Sanina noted that the album title refers both to a spaceship maintaining a clear course and to the image of a woman.
Reception for the album was mainly positive from both fans and music critics. Ihor Panasov of Karabas Live reported that "If you don't know how to tell stories, don't release albums... The Hardkiss is just made for big beautiful stories. But for many years [Sanina] was not up to it. Under the guise of albums, [Sanina] released mechanical compilations â Stones And Honey (2014), Cold Altair (EP, 2015), Perfection Is a Lie (2017). There was nothing special to tell about [the albums]. Until today".