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Vanilla Swingers
Melodramatic Popular Song

Condemned To Rock 'N Roll album of the year, 2008



1985-2015
United Kingdom

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   Vanilla Swingers: General Info
Member Since8/3/2006
Band Websitewww.vanillaswingers.com
Band MembersMiles Jackson & Anne Gilpin

with
Ian Catt
Kramer
Simon Lea
Paul Jeffrey
Steve Blackmore

Guest vocalist
Johny Brown
InfluencesBlonde Redhead | Dollar | Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys | Straw Dogs by John Gray | The Kills | Love | Luke Haines | Mazzy Star | New Order | Pet Shop Boys | Talk Talk
Sounds Like"... a less cynical, more romantic, more fucked over Black Box Recorder (who crossed the road to shake hands with early Heaven 17). To my mind the most exciting band of the year, bar none" - And Before The First Kiss

"If you like your electro-pop in the style of The Dream Academy, Prefab Sprout, Talk Talk, earliest Magnetic Fields and Heaven 17 then you'll dig their album" - Some Velvet Blog

"Vanilla Swingers exist in a lineage of sophisticated, imaginative and slightly leftfield British pop music that has been overly neglected for about fifteen years in favour of dumbed-down alternatives. Think Pet Shop Boys, ABC, and The The; literate, eclectic, auteur-ish popstars, slick and professional. Probably their closest contemporary reference point, if you’re desperate for one, is Stephen Merritt’s Magnetic Fields." - Nick Southall

"Dreamy prog-popsters" - The London Paper

Record LabelRadio Ballads
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Vanilla Swingers
Album of the year, 2008Condemned To Rock 'n Roll

"just the sort of thing there should be more of in pop." - Narc Magazine

"a polished, tortured slab of 21st century melodrama." - How Does It Feel To Be Loved



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limited edition cd (1000 copies) available from Rough Trade for £4.99

live show clips at www.youtube.com/radioballads

more information at www.vanillaswingers.com









Vanilla Swingers' debut album, also called Vanilla Swingers, tells the story of two people who meet in 2005, go back in time to 1985, lose each other, then meet again in 2015. The story's themes include post-humanist politics, romantic love and the desire to escape confines - whether geographical, self-imposed or due to the laws of physics.






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Wayland Stock Campaign

Wayland Stock Campaign



Jul 26 2009 10:39 PM

Mighty cheers all, we're back at this again. All our very best from the goodly campaign.
 

THE PLAYGROUND

THE PLAYGROUND



Jul 3 2009 4:23 PM

Hey there

 

We have our next mini-festival at 93 Feet East on Saturday 25th July with an amazing line-up along with our usual Burlesque, performance art and Electro DJ’s. Check out the ticket link below. See you there.

THE PLAYGROUND

 
Indiecater Records

Indiecater Records



Jun 13 2009 2:04 PM


The Very Most Summer


Everyone at indiecater records would like to wish you a happy summer and let you know that there is an indiepop song from the Very Most available to download FREE from our site!


Morton Valence

Morton Valence



May 24 2009 10:24 AM

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Morton Valence

Morton Valence



Apr 13 2009 5:15 PM

Barbie Analogue Ft. C-Mone/ ON SALE 14.11.09

Barbie Analogue Ft. C-Mone/ ON SALE 14.11.09



Apr 7 2009 7:38 PM

C-Mone Vs The Indie Boys - The Mixtape is available right now... and it's FREE!

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QueerUK.net

QueerUK.net



Feb 22 2009 3:13 PM


QueerUK. net


Thanks for the friendship. Why don't you vist our site and make friends with the rest of our members.


Go here!


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DJ_PAULG

Paul Giannakouris



Jan 20 2009 8:18 PM


Thanks for the add Comments
Royal Treatment Plant

Royal Treatment Plant



Jan 19 2009 10:34 PM

Hi Vanilla Swingers, Our debut album 'Hope Is Not Enough' has been nominated for the XFM New Music Award 2009. If you like it please click on the banner to vote for us.
Thanks! Sam & rtP
Royal Treatment Plant
Verslo Rizikos Rezervas

Verslo Rizikos Rezervas



Jan 5 2009 12:59 PM

Gareth

Gareth



Dec 9 2008 9:03 PM

You seem to have stellar taste as well. It's amazing to see Talk Talk, Stephin Merritt, Luke Haines, Black Box Recorder, Mazzy Star, Ian Catt, Pet Shop Boys, and New Order, all on one band's website. It's sounds like the band floated out of my imagination. I look forward to getting your album and showing it off to friends.
sher

sher



Nov 15 2008 10:54 PM

Hi,
Just to let you know I will be playing your music Tuesday on my show on www. HGRNJ. org between 12 noon and 3 pm Eastern Time ( 5-8 pm England or 6-9 pm Central Europe Time).
I hope you can tune in, if you miss the show you can Check out my Playlist's
Hope you like what you hear! Let me know what you think!
cheers
sher
"Sher Delight"
musicisart

musicisart



Oct 27 2008 7:02 PM

thankyou :)

Mike

Mike Pearlstein



Oct 18 2008 12:35 PM

M! Thank You, again, for that wicked piece of vinyl. already spun it. My lord... Dunno HOW I will get everything back to NYC(I bought 8! pairs of shoes while over here,cuz UK sizes run "wide",unlike in the US....andt hey fit my franken-feet! )
keep in steady touch, yo!
the boy i used to be.

the boy i used to be.



Oct 11 2008 5:06 PM

thanks.
Richard Pearmain

Richard Pearmain



Sep 28 2008 12:48 PM

Good to chat yesterday, hope the Feeling Gloomy gig went well!
plastic pancake

plastic pancake



Sep 27 2008 8:48 PM

it's been nice to see you on stage
I really love your album ; goodbye lennon is simply beautiful
wish you all the best
kind regards
I Am The Twister

I Am The Twister



Sep 25 2008 9:03 PM

Yes, yours is definitely a lovely album (with Johnny thrown in as a bonus treat!). Thanks.

Paris et Nuit
Eric Hammer

Eric Hammer



Sep 24 2008 4:22 PM

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What are the politics of depression?
kenneth

kenneth



Sep 23 2008 1:58 AM

I'm quite certain of that... : )

Cheers ~ Kx
THE PLAYGROUND

THE PLAYGROUND



Sep 16 2008 11:10 AM

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Marco Stecz

Marco Stecz



Sep 2 2008 1:17 AM

Great songs... Heavenly voice.(remember me All About Eve, Capercaillie...) I have a radio show in my city, see www. myspace. com/ultimovolumeradio, I like very much to prepare a special show with Vanilla Swingers. Do you have promo material to send to me? see www. lumenfm. com. br , educative Radio in my city. Curitiba, Brazil. Cheers.
Jon Ryman

Jon Ryman



Aug 11 2008 9:31 AM

thanks for takin 5 n checkin out me lil world...guess you get a lot of banalities so, er...heres one more! but seriously, thanks again..
bananaskin

bananaskin



Aug 7 2008 5:37 AM

Hey!
Greetings from Finland. Let me introduce to you our music we did a long ago together with Ian Catt. We had some much fun!
Best wishes,
Mari
The Painted Word

The Painted Word



Jul 31 2008 8:03 PM

Hi Vanilla Swingers

Thanks for adding The Painted Word

Arash
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