Arvo Pärt, U.S. Maple, Fairport Convention, Tom Waits, Black Sabbath, Smog, the weather, Don Caballero, Wilco, Randy Newman, Sonic Youth, Roxy Music, The Pants, silence, Herbie Hancock, Radiohead, Public Enemy, John Fahey, Yo La Tengo, Boredoms, amity, Miles Davis, Derek Bailey, Peter Ivers, Frank Zappa, Van Morrison, John Zorn, enmity, Thelonious Monk, Palace Music, The Smiths, Iron Maiden, Gang of Four, Nice Nice, parti pris, Donovan, Happy End, Talking Heads, Camper Van Beethoven, Sigur Ros, Harry Partch, nostalgia, Nina Simone, Eno, Mission of Burma, Built to Spill, Bud Powell, Bob Dylan, pulchritude, Low, Pixies, Spiritualized, Jandek, Johnny Cash, The Staple Sisters, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Storm and Stress
Somehow, Swale finds a way to extract, and then express, the chaotic elements buried in peacefulness through unexpected orchestrations of drum, guitar, piano, harnessed noise, and voice. When main songwriters and partners Eric Olsen and Amanda Gustafson sing together, they create a complex voice that tangibly entwines weary raggedness with gentle innocence.
When performing live, all three members share the front of the stage, set up virtually on top of one another, a collective huddle centered around the untiring engine that is drummer/songwriter Jeremy Frederick. Their textured and manipulated sound, culminating in puissant highs as well as staggering moments of tranquility, makes watching this band nothing short of entrancing.
Hi! We are just fighting with twitter...jesus this website has some server problems whole the time;) Hope your day rocked your socks off, Keep on good work and think about us - it's summer and everybody needs love;)
Hello Vermont friends!! Just a reminder I'll be coming to your fair state this weekend to play some music for you. Would love to see you there. Love, Miss Tess
AMANDA, this is your step daughter. rozee.....is how i spell my name now, you may already know this... but i miss you and this seems to be the only way i can comunicate with you.
e. and a.! sorry we couldn't make the ultimate gig on July 28th (could've given us a bit more notice!) but there's a gift sitting on our desk for a week now waiting to be sent... miss you always. jenn
