i remember like some videos on 120 minutes and stuff here and there but never really listened to them
it's funny i always think of all these american bands that try to be british but i forget sometimes there are british bands that seem american
these guys have a total vibe like Hum or shit like that, or even Sugar...i guess my friend saw them play with Poster Children back in the day that makes sense
― sXe & the banshees (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 5 February 2014 23:06 (ten years ago) link
yeah I mean you're the ilxor I'd be most willing to believe had a doctorate in 90's guitar indie - Hum comparison otm, although I think if anything I prefer Hum, they had a bit more scope and a fuller sound IMO
there aren't many british bands that seem american tbh but swervedriver probably among the best in a decade that also contained (lol) bush and gomez
although my favourite yankee-style brit indie-rock album of that decade was and probably always will be catherine wheel's 'adam and eve'
― imago, Wednesday, 5 February 2014 23:09 (ten years ago) link
finished mezcal head
now listening to raise
man i miss going to shows where all 4 bands sounded basically like this
― sXe & the banshees (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 5 February 2014 23:14 (ten years ago) link
Duress is massive. That solo, dear lord. The wah pedal needs no further justification (not that it ever did.)
― doug watson, Thursday, 6 February 2014 19:49 (ten years ago) link
agree.
MH and ESR = best double bill ever ?
quite possibly.
so much more than your standard shoegaze noise.
question : has anyone heard the remastered editions vs the originals ?
i have the original cds, and avoided the remastered editions upon release.
was i a bad man to do this ?
― mark e, Thursday, 6 February 2014 19:53 (ten years ago) link
Ha, I just checked the Poster Children archive, the show I saw was 22 yrs ago this past Monday.
P-Kids kind of mopped the stage w S-Driver
― chr1sb3singer, Thursday, 6 February 2014 19:54 (ten years ago) link
and yet ... the P-Kids releases i have ( tool of the man, junior citizen) are pretty crap and have not become massive playlist faves ..
― mark e, Thursday, 6 February 2014 19:57 (ten years ago) link
this reformation (and promise of new material) pleases me a lot more than ride.
never got a chance to see this lot back in the day.
seems to be that they have toured the US a lot more than the UK since they started up again.
― mark e, Thursday, 20 November 2014 19:45 (nine years ago) link
Yeah they definitely always had a strong following over here. Good thing too! Of all the original first wave bands they were probably the ones that stuck through the 'tour often enough and something will happen' cycle the best.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:05 (nine years ago) link
oh, yeah that's a great thing ned ..
~ mumble l*cky b*stard mumble mumble .. ~
― mark e, Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:09 (nine years ago) link
No UK dates again?wtf?Great band; One of my favourite homegrown groups, who I nearly missed thanks to shitty journalists tying them into the shoegaze scene (which I didn't hate, but...) -cos they liked effects pedals and they came out of Oxford, seemingly . They had some real high spots. Then just sort of faded away. I haven't played their last album much at allI quite like some of Adam Franklin's solo stuff, mind.
I reckon they'll be dull live ,anyhow... fck em
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:37 (nine years ago) link
Oh are there dates already listed?
― Evan, Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:41 (nine years ago) link
not seen any dates .. just going on past grooves.never heard any of adams solo material.am i bad man who believes that the sum of parts etc.and yeah, you could be right re them being dull.but, damn, some of those songs over a wall shaking pa system.stare at your shoes all you like, but just make that wall of noise, please.have re-added the bands albums into the archive (higher bit rate cos i wanted to !), and they still sound absolutely fantastic.
― mark e, Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:46 (nine years ago) link
http://www.swervedriver.com
On here Evan
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
oh look .. i was right.
f&ck.
― mark e, Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:49 (nine years ago) link
not even one solitary 'lets get all of the uk fans in one room' gig in london ..
― mark e, Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
Ha- I guess I should have just checked the band's website.
― Evan, Thursday, 20 November 2014 20:58 (nine years ago) link
They played in London in April fwiw
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 20 November 2014 21:04 (nine years ago) link
ahh .. i knew that was going to happen.as it is, i very much doubt i would have been able to go along due to parenting chaos etc.still, my point remains.the US vs UK groove for this band.i understand the reasons of course.perhaps i should listen to ride more.
― mark e, Thursday, 20 November 2014 21:06 (nine years ago) link
New album details, new song
http://www.stereogum.com/1727869/swervedriver-setting-sun/mp3s/
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
this is amazing news. even though i think they were the weakest shoegaze band live, Chapterhouse blew them off the stage, still going to see them at the Roxy on Sunset show.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 January 2015 02:30 (nine years ago) link
Swervedriver:03-04 San Diego, CA - Casbah03-05 Los Angeles, CA - Roxy Theatre03-06 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall03-08 Seattle, WA - Neumo's Crystal Ball03-09 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge03-12 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club03-13 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon03-14 Chicago, IL - TBA03-15 Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme03-16 Cincinnati, OH - The Woodward Theater03-17 St. Louis, MO - The Duck Room @ Blueberry03-19 Dallas, TX - Club Dada03-20-21 Austin, TX - SXSW03-23 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West03-24 Durham, NC - Motorco03-25 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel03-27 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg03-28 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair03-29 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 January 2015 02:31 (nine years ago) link
as much as I want to be excited about this, I'm feeling pretty skeptical that the album will be good. Their new drummer has a real plodding style that takes away from the energy of their music.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Thursday, 8 January 2015 15:10 (nine years ago) link
yeah, as much as i hate to admit it, i agree.
is alan moulder involved with the production for this album, as i would say he was a big factor in how the albums sounded.
― mark e, Thursday, 8 January 2015 15:18 (nine years ago) link
Rock & Roll Hotel is a big step down from their last DC show I went to at 9:30 Club... would definitely see them again though.
― skip, Thursday, 8 January 2015 15:33 (nine years ago) link
http://www.resident-music.com/image/cache/data/variousmarch2015/swervedriver-500x500.jpg
http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/189734/9
The band will also hit the road for an 11-date tour between in May, stopping in Portsmouth, Brighton, Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, York, Oxford, Bristol, Nottingham and London. They're also set to appear at SXSW next month.Tickets for the new tour are on sale at 9am on February 21, priced at £15.00, £16.50 in Bristol and Nottingham, and £17.50 in London, plus fees.Swervedriver Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows Tue May 12 2015 - PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms Wed May 13 2015 - BRIGHTON Haunt, Brighton Thu May 14 2015 - CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach Fri May 15 2015 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy2 Birmingham Tue May 19 2015 - GLASGOW King Tuts Wed May 20 2015 - LIVERPOOL O2 Academy2 Liverpool Thu May 21 2015 - YORK Fibbers Fri May 22 2015 - OXFORD O2 Academy2 Oxford Sun May 24 2015 - BRISTOL Thekla Mon May 25 2015 - NOTTINGHAM Bodega Social Club Wed May 27 2015 - LONDON Scala London
Tickets for the new tour are on sale at 9am on February 21, priced at £15.00, £16.50 in Bristol and Nottingham, and £17.50 in London, plus fees.
Swervedriver Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue May 12 2015 - PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms Wed May 13 2015 - BRIGHTON Haunt, Brighton Thu May 14 2015 - CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach Fri May 15 2015 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy2 Birmingham Tue May 19 2015 - GLASGOW King Tuts Wed May 20 2015 - LIVERPOOL O2 Academy2 Liverpool Thu May 21 2015 - YORK Fibbers Fri May 22 2015 - OXFORD O2 Academy2 Oxford Sun May 24 2015 - BRISTOL Thekla Mon May 25 2015 - NOTTINGHAM Bodega Social Club Wed May 27 2015 - LONDON Scala London
― let me be your fan taytay (NickB), Friday, 20 February 2015 10:55 (nine years ago) link
Annnnd new album streaming
http://www.npr.org/2015/02/22/387539394/first-listen-swervedriver-i-wasnt-born-to-lose-you
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 23 February 2015 18:25 (nine years ago) link
Nice! A few songs in and it is already better than I expected. I was really worried this would just plod along without much fire.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Monday, 23 February 2015 19:05 (nine years ago) link
several songs in .. and this is a keeper.
― mark e, Thursday, 5 March 2015 22:21 (nine years ago) link
No doubt. I got the purple vinyl coming.
― stop torturing me ethel (broom air), Thursday, 5 March 2015 22:41 (nine years ago) link
first listen done.bloody hell, i did not expect that.the album sounds like the band have continued after 99th dream and made another album.i expected a clean, polished modern sound, but no, they have made the same mix of dirty guitar noise, fuzz, excess, and hum friendly tunes.ok, it will never ever surpass 'ejector seat .. ', as nothing ever will in my world, but as an album to come back with after a long extended break, this really is a brilliant continuation of the bands groove.
― mark e, Thursday, 5 March 2015 22:50 (nine years ago) link
2nd listen : even better.
― mark e, Friday, 6 March 2015 00:38 (nine years ago) link
feels like a throwback to Raise
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Saturday, 7 March 2015 00:10 (nine years ago) link
I'm loving it.
Little things ,like the imaginative bass line in the opener , tasty chord progressions on so on.The overall feel is still lost on the 'highway'(interstate) with an everlasting yearning for something that's always over the everlasting, dusty, horizon. I say 'highway' rather than road as they are lost somewhere near Topeka , Kansas rather than the A40 near Didcot
I even hear 'gas stations' in the opener.
Fine by me. They take me out there with them
Hoping to see them in York, mind.
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Thursday, 12 March 2015 13:28 (nine years ago) link
Curious what made them the weakest shoegaze band live, back then. Saw them in St Paul a couple nights ago and, wow, so much sensory delight, despite a very modest presentation relative to recent MBV or Slowdive. The music's saturation with melodic, ear- and brain-warming detail was never fuller, in any other band.
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 14 March 2015 15:49 (nine years ago) link
Just got tickets for the Brooklyn show! Very excited.
― Evan, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:48 (nine years ago) link
The music's saturation with melodic, ear- and brain-warming detail was never fuller, in any other band.
a perfect summation.
― mark e, Saturday, 14 March 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link
Anyone see em this weekend for free with the Church at SXSW?
― stop torturing me ethel (broom air), Monday, 23 March 2015 17:41 (nine years ago) link
me! It was an awesome show, was very impressed by the fiery versions of Satansville and Duel. New songs sounded good to.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Monday, 23 March 2015 17:48 (nine years ago) link
*too
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Monday, 23 March 2015 17:49 (nine years ago) link
Ah lucky you. And though they are past their ... heyday .. would have been fun to see the Church on the bill too
― stop torturing me ethel (broom air), Monday, 23 March 2015 23:31 (nine years ago) link
Great video of the SXSW show I went to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZYZxoOfa0
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Sunday, 26 April 2015 14:49 (nine years ago) link
Really privileging the new stuff here.
― stop torturing me ethel (broom air), Monday, 27 April 2015 14:14 (nine years ago) link
This new album is so great for the Spring, I love when releases match their seasons well.
― Evan, Monday, 27 April 2015 14:33 (nine years ago) link
during my thursday wine excess, i got tix for this sundays show in bristol.
any ilm'rs going : FAP ?
― mark e, Friday, 22 May 2015 09:25 (eight years ago) link
Hey, new track via Adult Swim
https://soundcloud.com/adultswimsingles/swervedriver
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 13 July 2015 16:32 (eight years ago) link
very nice
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Monday, 13 July 2015 16:40 (eight years ago) link
Dawn, O.P., Swervedriver -- this singles series is in my brain. Let the thread bump also serve as a reminder that "I Wasn't Born to Lose You" is terrific!
― geoffreyess, Tuesday, 14 July 2015 21:30 (eight years ago) link
http://www.swervedriver.com/images/Swerve-2017-618.png
Raise and Mezcal Head September Tour 2017:
9/7 Metro, Chicago9/8 Lee's Palace, Toronto9/9 Brighton Music Hall, Allston9/10 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn9/11 Union Transfer, Philadelphia9/12 Back Cat, Washington9/14 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro9/15 Terminal West, Atlanta 9/16 The Social, Orlando9/17 Siberia, New Orleans9/18 Trees, Dallas9/19 3ten Austin City Limits Live, Austin9/21 191 Toole, Tucson9/22 Casbah, San Diego9/23 Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco9/24 The Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:11 (six years ago) link
i'm so going, Rise and then a break and then come back to playMezcal Head? heaven!