Swan Lake (band)

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Swan Lake
OriginCanada
Genres Indie rock, folk, experimental
Years active2006–2009
Labels Jagjaguwar
Past members
Website jagjaguwar.com/artist/swanlake/

Swan Lake was a Canadian indie supergroup comprising Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach; Dan Bejar of Destroyer, Hello, Blue Roses, and The New Pornographers; and Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes. [1] [2]

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History

The group originally performed under the moniker "Thunder Cloud"; after discovering another band with that name, they changed to Swan Lake. [3]

The band released their debut album Beast Moans in November 2006 through Jagjaguwar. [4] [5] The album was named by Mercer after Krug described the sound as "a boar dying in a tar pit", and featured a cover design by Daniel Murphy. [6]

Enemy Mine , the second album from Swan Lake, was released in March 2009. The nine-song album was recorded in Victoria, British Columbia in early 2008. The band claimed it took a more focused effort on collaborative song writing on Enemy Mine, instead of the avant-garde mash of styles heard on Beast Moans.

Members

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Three Men On Swan Lake". Exclaim!, By Michael Barclay. Feb 16, 2007
  2. ↑ Matt, LeMay (June 12, 2006). "Interview: Destroyer". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007.
  3. ↑ Matthew Solarski, "Exclusive: Mercer, Bejar, Krug Join Forces as Swan Lake" Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine , PitchforkMedia.com, March 28, 2006.
  4. ↑ "All for One and One for All An Interview With Swan Lake. Pop Matters, Jennifer Kelly 17 January 2007
  5. ↑ "Swan Lake Reveal Debut Album". Pitchfork. July 25, 2006. Archived from the original on August 7, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Milwaukee designer gets album covers rocking". Ironwood Daily Globe, January 15, 2014, Ironwood, Michigan
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