Swervedriver, the British band that rode the line between its shoegazing contemporaries and the more aggressive sounds of bands like Husker Du, announced the release of a new album today—its first since 1998’s 99th Dream. The band had a pretty incredible run from 1990 (when it released the crushing debut single “Son Of Mustang Ford”) until 1995 or so, when label woes kept its excellent Ejector Seat Reservation from an American release. Similar problems dogged 99th Dream, and the band broke up soon after. In 2008, Swervedriver began playing some occasional reunion shows, and now the band has officially announced the release of a new full-length, due in 2015 to coincide with a decent-sized U.S. tour. One song has surfaced from the reunited band: “Deep Wound” was released as a single and performed on Jimmy Fallon’s show. Tour dates are below, along with “Son Of Mustang Ford.”
03/04 San Diego, CA – Casbah
03/05 Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre
03/06 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
03/08 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s Crystal Ball
03/09 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
03/12 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
03/13 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
03/14 Chicago, IL – TBA
03/15 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
03/16 Cincinnati, OH – The Woodward Theater
03/17 St. Louis, MO – The Duck Room @ Blueberry
03/19 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
03/20-21 Austin, TX – SXSW
03/23 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
03/24 Durham, NC – Motorco
03/25 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
03/27 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/28 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
03/29 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer