raised by swans
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"NEW ALBUM Fall 2008"
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| Member Since | 7/24/2005 | | Band Website | raisedbyswans.com | | Band Members | eric howden, andy magoffin, brady parr, alex wright.
honorary members: number six.
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to purchase a copy of 'codes and secret longing', please visit maplemusic.com (credit card purchases), or raisedbyswans.com (mail order and credit card purchases).
If you'd like to buy directly from the band, paypal purchases are now available - just contact raisedbyswans@gmail.com.
| | Sounds Like | DRAGON-OCTOPUS-KOREA
| | Record Label | 1101. our own. | | Type of Label | None |
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| About raised by swans |
'beautifully constructed - and decidedly dark - musical visions' - Allan Wigney, The Ottawa Sun
'singer eric howden has a voice that registers with angels' - Cam Lindsay, Exclaim! Magazine
'a mournful masterwork' - James Reaney, London Free Press
'i'm dumbfounded when a band drops out of the sky so fully formed and dangerously rocking from the get go' - Phil Klygo, Teenage USA/Weewerk Records
'i threw [the CD] in and it was a total gem. it was beautiful...driving guitars...ethereal sounding' - Amanda Putz, host of CBC Bandwidth
'eloquently written...immaculately comprised of talent...blessed with some of the most beautiful guitar and vocal passages i have heard in a very long time' - RCat.ca
'given an atmospheric, British style production by Andy Magoffin, this debut presents a maturity in sound and songwriting that should be immediately appealing' - Tandem Weekly newspaper, Toronto
'a particularly well-written lyric here, a perfect guitar tone there, a well-timed release of tension...these are the reasons to listen to raised by swans - the bits that stand out from the black and green.' - Aaron Wrixon, www.steelcity.ca
'raised by swans know how to write shimmery, sprawling, sensitive epics and producer Andy Magoffin knows how to make them sound just right.' - eye weekly, Toronto
'a black and silver sheen drapes [codes and secret longings] downbeat guitars and pianos in reverb and shimmering gentility, while singer Eric Howden eases seamlessly into gorgeous falsetto and back' - Lorraine Carpenter, Montreal Mirror
'dark, beautiful music... likened to The Cure and Interpol' - Sad Reminders online CD review
'The Swans spread their wings and explore interesting sonic balances... this is not music for every day. It is the sound of intimate conversation and late-night cigarettes, and as far as debut albums go, this one is worth staying up for.' - The London Gazette
'eerie...emotionally bruising...gorgeous' - Kate Carraway, wavelengthtoronto.com
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