Sway...
Finding information about Sway is almost damn near impossible. Even when they were together it still seemed like finding information or news on the band was incredibly difficult. They had a website and all that, however that disappeared eventually. Most likely aside from their home in Southern California they remained quite an elusive band. I was lucky enough to stumble across them somehow or another a few years back, probably right around the time of their EP Millia Pink and Green in 2003. I’d always meant to write a little something about them on here, being such a huge fan of the little bit of material they released when they were together. However, I kept holding off due to rumors popping up from time to time that the band would finally be releasing their first album, but as far as I know it never surfaced. I assume it’s recorded, but it’s just never been released, which is a shame.
Sway were a great band that through their brief time together kind of touched on all areas of shoegaze. Their first EP was self-titled and was limited to only 500 copies. It was quite a bit different than the direction they would take later. The EP was noisier and a bit rough sounding, however it was still very fun to listen to. The band went on to release their second EP in ’03 called Millia Pink and Green. It was noticeably more ethereal sounding and the rock edge of the first EP was entirely gone. Not a bad thing, as Sway was very good at doing both in my opinion. Although the band is defunct they still have a vinyl only EP called Winter Heart that is scheduled to come out on Claire’s Echo still. I really wish they could have stuck it out longer or at least been able to put out their full-length. I have no doubt in my mind that it would be amazing.
Sway:
Sway – I Just Die [MP3]
Sway – Us Girls [MP3]
Millia Pink and Green:
Sway – Fall [MP3]
Us Girls 7”:
Sway – Channel [MP3]
A couple of the members from Sway went on to form the The Northern Two, which for more info on them you can check out their MySpace. They have a full-length album that should either be coming out or just came out, so give them a listen. As far as finding Sway releases, good luck. Their material is pretty hard to track down, however with some thorough searching you may be able to turn up something.
Sway were a great band that through their brief time together kind of touched on all areas of shoegaze. Their first EP was self-titled and was limited to only 500 copies. It was quite a bit different than the direction they would take later. The EP was noisier and a bit rough sounding, however it was still very fun to listen to. The band went on to release their second EP in ’03 called Millia Pink and Green. It was noticeably more ethereal sounding and the rock edge of the first EP was entirely gone. Not a bad thing, as Sway was very good at doing both in my opinion. Although the band is defunct they still have a vinyl only EP called Winter Heart that is scheduled to come out on Claire’s Echo still. I really wish they could have stuck it out longer or at least been able to put out their full-length. I have no doubt in my mind that it would be amazing.
Sway:
Sway – I Just Die [MP3]
Sway – Us Girls [MP3]
Millia Pink and Green:
Sway – Fall [MP3]
Us Girls 7”:
Sway – Channel [MP3]
A couple of the members from Sway went on to form the The Northern Two, which for more info on them you can check out their MySpace. They have a full-length album that should either be coming out or just came out, so give them a listen. As far as finding Sway releases, good luck. Their material is pretty hard to track down, however with some thorough searching you may be able to turn up something.
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