SWAY is a band i'd only vaguely heard about before, but it wasn't until the end of last year when
Saint Marie Records posted about doing a reissue of
"shoegaze renaissance classic" THE MILLIA PINK AND GREEN, that the band caught my attention. This EP truly is an amazing piece of work. Originally released only on CD in 2003, this could indeed be called a shoegaze (or better: dreampop) renaissance classic. Very few modern dreampop releases reach this level. In recent years, only
We Are The Dreamers comes close, in my opinion. These kinds of bands were the torchbearers that kept the shoegaze underground scene going during the years of absence of godfathers like
MBV,
Slowdive and
Ride. Sadly the band Sway doesn't exist anymore since a few years, but founding member Andrew Saks still makes ambient electronic music under the name ASAKS.
Label: Saint Marie Records
Cat.nr.: SMR057
Year of release: 2015
SIDE A:
01. Fall
02. Sounds Like Everyone
SIDE B:
01. Sullust
02. Ever And Ever
03. Opentillate
04. Channel
(bonus track;not on original CD)
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