News
Future Ruins Due Out January 25 via Dangerbird
Jan 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Swervedriver are releasing a new album, Future Ruins, on January 25 via Dangerbird. Now they have shared another new song from the album, “Spiked Flower,” via a video for the song. Watch the video below. More
Future Ruins Due Out January 25, 2019 via Dangerbird
Dec 06, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Swervedriver are releasing a new album, Future Ruins, on January 25, 2019 via Dangerbird. Previously they shared its first two singles: “Mary Winter” (which was one of our Songs of the Week) and “Drone Lover,” via a video for the song. Now they have shared a video for another song from the album, “The Lonely Crowd Fades in the Air.” More
Plus Ryley Walker; The Good, The Bad, & The Queen; The Twilight Sad; and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This the closest we’ve come in awhile to skipping Songs of the Week due to a lack of truly worthy songs. But we were able to at least come up with a Top 7 (as opposed to our usual Top 10), even if it includes two covers and two album tracks. One thing that saved it was our #1 song, which was released this morning. More
Future Ruins Due Out January 25, 2019 via Dangerbird
Nov 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Swervedriver are releasing a new album, Future Ruins, on January 25, 2019 via Dangerbird. Previously they shared its first single, “Mary Winter” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared a video for another song from the album, “Drone Lover.” More
Plus The Good, The Bad, & The Queen; boygenius; Beirut; Beach House; and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This week’s Songs of the Week list is a supersized edition, with a Top 12 rather than our regular Top 10. Various new album announcements this week, as well as some excellent albums being released today, resulted in the need to make room for two extra tracks. More
Future Ruins Due Out January 25, 2019 via Dangerbird
Oct 25, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Swervedriver have announced a new album, Future Ruins, and shared its first single, “Mary Winter.” More
Plus Phoebe Bridgers, Susanne Sundfør, and Shabazz Palaces
Jun 07, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Here’s a roundup of all the other news items we couldn’t get to today and yesterday, including stories on Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Swervedriver, Thee Oh Sees, BEAK>, Phoebe Bridgers, Susanne Sundfør, and Shabazz Palaces. More
New U.S. Tour Dates Announced
May 29, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
In March ‘90s British shoegazers Swervedriver returned with I Wasn’t Born to Lose You, their first new album in 17 years. Now they have released a video for “I Wonder?” The psychedelic clip superimposes performance footage with shots of the band on the road. More
May 18, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Legendary English shoegazers Swervedriver (contemporaries to Lush, My Bloody Valentine and Chapterhouse among others) are heading to North America for a brief run of dates. We have the (all too short) list. More
Reviews
Mar 13, 2025
By Marc Abbott
These four new tracks from British indie heroes Swervedriver prove that it’s possible to sound as vital as ever when four decades deep into a recording career. More
Jan 21, 2019
By Dom Gourlay
As one of the key figures in the birth of the musical genre that came to be known as shoegaze, not to mention one of Creation Records’ pivotal signings during the label’s halcyon era, Swervedriver’slegendary status is already cemented. More
Mar 02, 2015
By Austin Trunick
I Wasn’t Born to Lose You is the Oxford, England rock unit’s first full-length in 17 years, and while Swervedriver’s return hasn’t gotten the same level of ballyhoo as contemporaries such as Slowdive or Ride, it should. More
Apr 18, 2012
By Austin Trunick
Chances to see seminal shoegazers Swervedriver live have been relatively uncommon in the 14 years since their last album, even post-reunion at Coachella 2008. More
