From June 7 to June 12 Swervedriver will play a show in Philadelphia(The Fillmore at the TLA) and then two shows in New York(Bowery Ballroom, and Music Hall of Williamsburg). During the 90's they were one of the bands who was able to utilize dirty noise brilliantly. Some have even argued that they might actually be better than My Bloody Valentine at what My Bloody Valentine does(not me off cour...
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This is just too delicious to pass up, so I'll make one of my rare exceptions to not posting news culled directly from other music blogs. U.K. rock act Swervedriver will reunite for a worldwide 2008 tour after a nearly decade-long hiatus. Dates and other details have yet to be announced. [Source: Kingblind.]Dale will go nuts. Me, I'm double-drooling.Here's "Maelstrom" (a band with B-sides this ...
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Swervedriver got a lot of press around 1991, when their album Raise came out, and they got caught up in the shoegaze phenomenon, although their music, even in the beginning, had but the most tenuous ties to the shoegaze sound. I picked up Raise, based on "Sandblasted" and "Son of Mustang Ford", and was not disappointed. Then word came of power struggles in the band, which is never a good sign.I...
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The reissue of three Swervedriver LPs earlier this month caused Mister Tudor to reassess the whole Shoegaze phenomenon...
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Swervedriver's auspicious reunion may have been overshadowed by the return of My Bloody Valentine, but its leader Adam Franklin is nonetheless soldiering on with a new side project called Magnetic Morning. But it was Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino who launched...
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Since the new Adam Franklin album came out, I've been revisiting my Swervedriver albums. I've always loved this song, because it sounds like the best noir in audio form. Since stories in song format are the rage right now (cheers Kev), I thought it OK to share.You look like you've been losin' sleepSaid a stranger on a trainI fixed him with an ice cold stare and saidI've been havin' those dreams...
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So, did you hear that Prince will headline Saturday night at Coachella? Yeah, me too. That'll be pretty sweet, the man is an amazing showman.But the news that wasn't so well publicized, that really got me excited, was this:The mighty Swervedriver, so recently reformed and touring, will be appearing at Coachella!*Sandblasted*Of course my joy at this announcement is tempered with the thought that...
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Swervedriver got a lot of press around 1991, when their album Raise came out, and they got caught up in the shoegaze phenomenon, although their music, even in the beginning, had but the most tenuous ties to the shoegaze sound. I picked up Raise, based on "Sandblasted" and "Son of Mustang Ford", and was not disappointed. Then word came of power struggles in the band, which is never a good sign.I...
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| 1 Last Train to Satansville |
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| 2 Duel |
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| 3 For Seeking Heat |
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| 4 Girl on a Motorbike |
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| 5 Blowin' Cool |
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