Swervedriver: Classic or Dud?

First time I saw both of 'em as well. VERY odd.

uk show announced.

SWERVEDRIVER play their first British show for 10 years

SEPTEMEBER 16TH at London Scala

Pioneering shoegaze legends Swervedriver have returned from a 10‐year hiatus to play a special show at London’s Scala.
Promoted by Club AC30, the event will see the band performing material from their four previous albums, released on Creation and Geffen.
Swervedriver have left an indelible mark on alternative music, with tracks like ‘Never Lose That Feeling’ and ‘Duel’ earning them a place amongst the alt‐indie greats.
The band will be touring the States later in the year, with the possibility of new material to follow.

'duel' slays.

six by seven supports.

fuck you guys for talking about how much you love this band without even acknowledging all the racist skinhead neo-nazi stuff

Swervedriver =! $krewdriver

I saw them when they came through Seattle a couple of months back. It was cool. I was amazed how little they'd aged.

Saw that Scala gig on my last.fm, might try and make that. Even though I still haven't heard anything since their 1st album, but I loved that when I was 16.

That would be the pre-nazi album, obviously.

fuck you guys for talking about how much you love this band without even acknowledging all the racist skinhead neo-nazi stuff

All I'm saying is watch out when I put Cormega on the blast in a NORE thread.

(yes "the blast" was intentional stfu)

I saw the Austin show a couple months ago, it was really great.

The three Creation albums due for reissue mid-October, with bonus tracks:

Raise:

# Hands
# Andalucia
# Kill The Superheros
# Over

Mezcal Head:

# Never Lose That Feeling
# Planes Over The Skyline
# The Hitcher
# Paris

Ejector Seat Reservation:

# Maelstrom
# The Directors Cut Of Your Life
# Just Sometimes
# Neon Lights Glow

(This last one also has the original hidden tracks.)

Anyone go to the reunion show in London the other week? I went to Black Lips/King Khan & BBQ Show instead.

The first one alone is missing these tracks from their EPs:

Volcano Trash
Juggernaut Rides (!!!)
She's Beside Herself (!!!)
Afterglow
Zedhead
Flawed
Out
Laze It Up
Surf Twang
Deep Twang

Yeah, I was wondering about that. Did most of those end up on the best-of, though?

Juggernaut Rides includes only "Juggernaut Rides" of the above selection.

Are these UK only?

nope:

http://www.hispeedsoul.com/artists.php?artistID=6

RAISE, MEZCAL HEAD and EJECTOR SEAT RESERVATION US reissues!

January 6th 2009 (now has been changed to 2-19-2009) sees the first three Swervedriver albums re-issued in the US by Second Motion/Hi Speed Soul Records

Artist. SWERVEDRIVER Title. MEZCAL HEAD-EXTENDED VERSION
Street Date. 2/19/2009

Notes.
Limited edition digitally remastered and expanded digipak edition of this 1993 album featuring four bonus tracks ('Never Lose That Feeling', 'Planes Over The Skyline', 'The Hitcher' and 'Paris') and liner notes from the band.

Tracks

1. For Seeking Heat
2. Duel
3. Blowin' Cool
4. MM Abduction
5. Last Train To Satansville
6. Harry And Maggie
7. A Change Is Gonna Come
8. Girl On A Motorbike
9. Duress
10. You Find It Everywhere
11. Never Lose That Feeling
12. Planes Over The Skyline
13. The Hitcher
14. Cars Converge On Paris

Artist. SWERVEDRIVER Title. RAISE-EXTENDED VERSION
Street Date. 2/19/2009

Notes.
Limited edition digitally remastered and expanded digipak edition of this 1991 album featuring four bonus tracks ('Hands', 'Andalucía', 'Kill The Superheroes' and 'Over') and liner notes from the band.

Tracks

1. Sci Flyer
2. Pile Up
3. Son Of Mustang Ford
4. Deep Seat
5. Sandblasted
6. Sunset
7. Feel So Real
8. Sandblasted
9. Lead Me Where You Dare
10. Hands
11.Anadalucia
12. Kill The Superheroes
13. Over

This is awesome, but I think I already own everything the band's ever recorded. Please report back if the remasters "sound" good enough for completists to reconsider buying said reissues.

Adam Franklin's new one is definitely worth checking. 100% recommended. Better than his last attempt.

Wish I could type / articulate better

mezcal head is dope

Seeing these guyz live next month. Hoping it'll be good - its been a long time.

(Agree on Mezcal Head's awesomeness)

seeing them tonight!! the setlist from their brisvegas show last night is v heavy on the first two elpees

damn they're in australia at the moment?? sucks being on the other side of the globe in situations like these.

weird show. venue was way undersold (odd, considering that their sat show has been long sold out). 2nd support band had one of the worst mixes i've ever heard. swervies played p well and the setlist was fantastic, though as a result of the tiny crowd we only got one of the three encore songs on the setlist (missed out on sandblasted, drag)

When are they playing Ingerland again?

Checked their website and no sign of a show?

Would love to see them again after my poncy Reading no show ^^^

Another album?

Oh was the espy show LAST night? How weird! I guess I'll report back here on satdee night/sunday and letchers know how the Corner show went.

I think a lot of ppl maybe either didnt know about the 2nd show, or (rightfully) avoided Espy as a shite venue.

their brisvegas show last night

Never heard this term for Brisbane before and my immediate thought was, "those Vegas shows just keep getting more and more ridiculous, don't they".

hahaha

So hey I saw 'em live tonight and it was a pretty decent show! Here is some (apologetically bad) footage of "Last Train to Satansville" I filmed. Unlike my Wire footage last month this one came out crummy, I'm not sure why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijoR0rowsBo

Thats OK I'm still enjoying it. Thanks for posting it!

:D

Swervedriver
Echoplex (below the Echo)
Los Angeles, CA
Sun, 06/19/11
07:00 PM

Irving Plaza
New York, NY
Thu, 06/16/11
10:30 PM

bee ok did you go to that show?

Swervedriver 2012 US Tour Dates
The boys are coming back:

Mar 28 Philadelphia, Union Transfer
Mar 29 Boston, Brighton Music Hall
Mar 30 Washington DC, Rock and Roll Hotel
Mar 31 New York City, Bowery Ballroom
Apr 2 Cleveland, Grog Shop
Apr 3 Chicago, Bottom Lounge
Apr 4 Seattle, Neumo's
Apr 5 Portland, Doug Fir Lounge
Apr 6 San Francisco, Slim's
Apr 7 Los Angeles, Key Club

for whatever reason, slim's tickets are listed at $163-164. what the fuckity fuck

Caught them at Taste of Chicago last summer and they were pretty great. Very cool to see people in their late teens/early 20s digging them. Second song was "Out" -- my son (six at the time) said, "Daddy, why are you laughing?" "This isn't a typical venue and they're already playing a B -- uhh, never mind."

bee ok did you go to that show?

no, i didn't make it but April 7th looks good, we will see.

Bummer they aren't coming to Austin this time. Caught them at Emo's a few years ago and tjhey definitely still had it. The crowd was a funny mix of hip looking college age kids looking disdainful and a bunch of old dudes like me re-living the glory days of the 90s.

Saw them tonight. They were great!

Believe it or not this was my first time seeing them too. (did see Adam Franklin solo a couple years back when he opened for The Church)

Also, I think a case can be made for the Foo Fighters ripping off Swervedriver as much as Garbage thieved from Curve.

Utterly baffled you'd not seen them before! (Then again, I have seen them since...god, 1994? Whenever the tour with Medicine was.)

HaveN'T, rather.

Anyone else see em with me at the Trocadero in San Francisco, 1994?

So I guess they were on Jimmy Fallon the other week?!?!

They were, who was drumming for them though?

They were, who was drumming for them though?

Mikey Jones (who plays in Adam Franklin's solo band). Supposedly Graham will be playing on the new album in some capacity (there were some new songs played).

Jez is in law school now, and currently blogs here: http://badearth.wordpress.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66vPbAmYriE

New song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzi-n6Injzc

Digging this Bolts of Melody album, but such a tease to bring in Besnard Lakes for such a brief appearance!