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There are more than one artist called Swan Lake. One is house music, the other is an indie rock supergroup comprised of Dan Bejar (Destroyer, The New Pornographers), Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes) and Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Republic of Freedom Fighters, Breakwater, Blackout Beach). They released their debut album, Beast Moans, in both the CD and LP formats on Jagjaguwar on November 21, 2006.
The three are all old friends and have been collaborating in one way or another for years. Mercer and Krug’s connection goes back the furthest, as Krug has always been an on-again, off-again member of Mercer’s Frog Eyes, appearing on record with him as far back as the band’s 2002 debut, The Bloody Hand. The two are also former roommates.
When Bejar was putting a band together to flesh out his midi-based Destroyer album your blues, he picked Frog Eyes as his backing band, and also took them on the road as his opening act. They recorded an EP together - Notorious Lightning and Other Works - with new versions of songs from Your Blues. For the European tour promoting Your Blues, Mercer and Krug were his band, and thus the seed was planted for Swan Lake to form; i.e., why not make this a real band and collaborate not just in a live setting but also in the process of songwriting? Before they chose a band name, Mercer would often refer to the new project as “The Songwriters Project”.
The three are all old friends and have been collaborating in one way or another for years. Mercer and Krug’s connection goes back the furthest, as Krug has always been an on-again, off-again member of Mercer’s Frog Eyes, appearing on record with him as far back as the band’s 2002 debut, The Bloody Hand. The two are also former roommates.
When Bejar was putting a band together to flesh out his midi-based Destroyer album your blues, he picked Frog Eyes as his backing band, and also took them on the road as his opening act. They recorded an EP together - Notorious Lightning and Other Works - with new versions of songs from Your Blues. For the European tour promoting Your Blues, Mercer and Krug were his band, and thus the seed was planted for Swan Lake to form; i.e., why not make this a real band and collaborate not just in a live setting but also in the process of songwriting? Before they chose a band name, Mercer would often refer to the new project as “The Songwriters Project”.
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sirenonthe101 wrote:
i love all of their voices
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sunsetparade wrote:
nope/nope/nope :(
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alexbergauer wrote:
Have they ever/do they ever/will they ever tour?
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gooose87 wrote:
love the newest album... still prefer beast moans. i like the chaotic/collaborative sound on beast moans. i feel like each individual contributors song's on the new album are songs that could be found on their own albums. i feel like beast moans songs would only fit on a swan lake album. love both though.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Beast Moans is like aural acid.
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jefferenery wrote:
That's Carey. It's a great song.
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HoleGrainPepper wrote:
Who did Spanish Gold 2044?
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Juanba12 wrote:
VOTE FOR MERCER.
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Juanba12 wrote:
I always liked Carey mercer's voice, i think his voice is the best from the last few years, weird and personal.
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Juanba12 wrote:
This is what music genious do, without ego and those stupid shits, this new album is perfect... devastating. Spanish Gold (Mercer) Paper Lace (Krug) Heartswarm (Bejar) so fucking amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! But spanish gold is simply the best.
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evilsoybean wrote:
New album is so much better than Beast Moans. Every single song on it is brilliant.
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farewellohio wrote:
paper lace + 1
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gnomezly wrote:
Paper Lace is so amazing, I can't stop listening to it. Brilliance, pure Brilliance!
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SticktotheBeat wrote:
Really, really good :)
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GeorgeGallimore wrote:
amazing band
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sorryangel wrote:
Lovely band! Heartswarm and Paper Lace are my favorites from Enemy Mine.
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gaving wrote:
<3 new album
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rukiren wrote:
great release. my favorite track so far would have to be paper lace.
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antonio_x wrote:
Peace has a Roberto Bolaño reference, or is it just my impression?
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trorduja wrote:
Carey Mercer wins the record with "Spanish Gold, 2044" and "Warlock Psychologist". Brilliant songs.
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SWAN LAKE Announce New Record, Enemy Mine
23 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/swanlaketheband
The release of SWAN LAKE's new album is imminent! It is called "Enemy Mine", to be released on Jagjaguwar on March 24th, 2009 (March 23rd in the UK). …
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