Swan Lake (band)
Canadian indie supergroup
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Swan Lake was a Canadian indie supergroup comprising Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach; Dan Bejar of Destroyer, Hello, Blue Roses, and The New Pornographers; and Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes.[1][2]
Swan Lake | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, folk, experimental |
| Years active | 2006–2009 |
| Label | Jagjaguwar |
| Past members | |
| Website | jagjaguwar |
History
The group originally performed under the moniker "Thunder Cloud"; after discovering another band with that name, they changed to Swan Lake.[3]
The band released their debut album Beast Moans in November 2006 through Jagjaguwar.[4][5] The album was named by Mercer after Krug described the sound as "a boar dying in a tar pit", and featured a cover design by Daniel Murphy.[6]
Enemy Mine, the second album from Swan Lake, was released in March 2009. The nine-song album was recorded in Victoria, British Columbia in early 2008. The band claimed it took a more focused effort on collaborative song writing on Enemy Mine, instead of the avant-garde mash of styles heard on Beast Moans.
Members
- Spencer Krug: Keyboard, Guitar, Vocals
- Carey Mercer: Guitar, Vocals
- Dan Bejar: Guitar, Vocals
Discography
- Beast Moans (2006), Jagjaguwar
- Enemy Mine (2009), Jagjaguwar