Swervedriver: Classic or Dud?

No doubt. I got the purple vinyl coming.

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.

2nd listen : even better.

feels like a throwback to Raise

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.

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.

Just got tickets for the Brooklyn show! Very excited.

The music's saturation with melodic, ear- and brain-warming detail was never fuller, in any other band.

a perfect summation.

Anyone see em this weekend for free with the Church at SXSW?

me! It was an awesome show, was very impressed by the fiery versions of Satansville and Duel. New songs sounded good to.

*too

Ah lucky you. And though they are past their ... heyday .. would have been fun to see the Church on the bill too

Great video of the SXSW show I went to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZYZxoOfa0

Really privileging the new stuff here.

This new album is so great for the Spring, I love when releases match their seasons well.

during my thursday wine excess, i got tix for this sundays show in bristol.

any ilm'rs going : FAP ?

Hey, new track via Adult Swim

https://soundcloud.com/adultswimsingles/swervedriver

very nice

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!

http://www.swervedriver.com/images/Swerve-2017-618.png

Raise and Mezcal Head September Tour 2017:

9/7 Metro, Chicago
9/8 Lee's Palace, Toronto
9/9 Brighton Music Hall, Allston
9/10 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
9/11 Union Transfer, Philadelphia
9/12 Back Cat, Washington
9/14 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
9/15 Terminal West, Atlanta
9/16 The Social, Orlando
9/17 Siberia, New Orleans
9/18 Trees, Dallas
9/19 3ten Austin City Limits Live, Austin
9/21 191 Toole, Tucson
9/22 Casbah, San Diego
9/23 Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco
9/24 The Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles

i'm so going, Rise and then a break and then come back to playMezcal Head? heaven!

How about.... hell yes

Yeah, I'll be going to this

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YzdviSTdVfjPb_iUYPMiJ038ullBDXC7Fd3kt0ultK4ygJ9nuAf2-R5pQmBnSksOMIL7esSZALXWCUOpsBvqMMZ80O2TobCfih3cwyOZ2NSQ6QfSSAEWp5082Mf-kfnfzbU07YZyCc4A8JZaNrdYx5r6Wg1tYjoJmZvDwevgU_H4YSRux3mwAbl-q6KnqYZfzw1zko2et79d8sqLH3NcUG3AStvoTCWvu3foNMGAqtbz902wfTtOYclcwXJ3iRRoPGTcZl5TTt1LjpsUIoEaXcalIpisOdiy57dycgQno25KcEexBmbfhB-5OcqvsD9369cM8VQTrPCjKsb74xDhDsrlVh9jDOidRxKcN0hnIl7hPTziM45QV8hVqrkIvhEx_EDAxE-ZC128WO6adY7N7bKhXWYwr9tFS70LVmR2mDrQye5y3a2R57XNP7c3aFqu97C4XEUhoEMIzAzMnAnJAKjgdZkcck8aV6JrAsHLYGp1w9_FZ16WSVkiOZ64ImZSFV16xbwtEaYIRSkv7v2anJ2ma2xaN2snTd856Plot3xv7X_rayewSvY-DmNLFBR_iMSznRBB8pAGPdFtjSXsmTaKi5-kRsujch3yBa5E3OK67g6fB-sc9iyklN72x-K6p1Ln7Pg-1tdagYGih_PMHK1oZhtCGwnxok1de_UK-wvwEQ=w1689-h950-no

on my way, pretty excited even if i have been sick all weekend.

New single sounding excellent. I swear they're a better band now than before

Other new single sounding excellent!

I keep forgetting to check it out!

new album is out this is great!

shoegaze bands on the whole do really well with reunions/comebacks

yeah I really enjoyed this. title track into theeascending is stunning

Dug their last a lot, and will get this one. Missed them in the day, though I saw many mentions of them in connection with Curve. Think Alan Moulder produced both? Plus they each had a Holy Grail cd rarity back in the day. Going back catalog has been rewarding. "Rave Down" off _Raise_ is a standout.

Hm, hadn't realized there was a new one. Will investigate.

Well here's something fun -- the original version of their debut EP

https://swervedriver.bandcamp.com/album/petroleum-spirit-daze

Wow cool! A good read from Mr. Franklin there too re: the band’s early days

I have the original CD of this!

I do too! Guess when it came to this band, we were a little (wait for it) ahead of the swerve.

This slower take on "Juggernaut Rides" is very interesting.

We finished the recording and I took a copy with me to Seville in Spain where I was having a week's holiday with my girlfriend. There was strong weed and oranges everywhere and I remember sitting by the ocean listening to these songs while looking across the water at the haze in the distance that was Morocco - I was looking at Africa while listening to our first record!

Mate, that was some strong weed indeed; Is Seville anywhere near the ocean?

Sounds nice though. I bought the original EP on CD as well.

> Is Seville anywhere near the ocean?

If you're in Seville for a week, taking a daytrip to the Estrecho isn't a big uh... stretch.

Must we be so reasonable.

couple of new bside comps on their bandcamp page:

https://swervedriver.bandcamp.com/album/honey-heavens-above

https://swervedriver.bandcamp.com/album/youth-at-the-summit

mezcal head : it really is all that and so much more.
not sure they ever bettered their thing across a whole album as well as they did on this.

a mighty mighty sound. they definitely lightened up a bit afterwards. 99th Dream is my favorite

they definitely lightened up a bit afterwards

think this is exactly why i love MH so much.
sonically it's a heavy listen, and they definitely pulled back from the excess after this album.

when quieter moods are required, then for me its all about 'Ejector Seat Reservation' which i genuinely believe to be one of the best modern rock albums ever,
and is a prime target for rediscovery by the Mojo/Uncut crew.

All their albums are so fantastic even the new ones are incredible.

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

― and what, Thursday, 31 July 2008 14:57 bookmarkflaglink

still one of my favourite ever ILX posts

It's funny, Ejector Seat sounds even more extreme to me, just layer upon layer of blown out guitars. I think it may have thrown their career off track. That one is badly in need of a reissue.

Also kind of funny to sample an anguished Kurt Cobain.

I had built ESR up so much in my mind (was hard to find in the US in the late 90s) that I was kinda let down at the time lol. Love “son of Jaguar e” and “the birds”