{"product_id":"swell-maps-sweep-the-desert-new-lp","title":"Swell Maps – Sweep the Desert – New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"headline\"\u003eArtist Biography by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"author\"\u003eJason Ankeny\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoisy and experimental, Britain's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSwell Maps\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexperienced little commercial success during the course of their chaotic career, but in hindsight they stand as one of the pivotal acts of the new wave: not only was the group an acknowledged inspiration to the likes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSonic Youth\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePavement, but their alumni -- most notably brothers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNikki Sudden\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEpic Soundtracks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-- continued on as key players in the underground music community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSudden\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(vocals\/guitar) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSoundtracks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(piano\/drums) formed the first incarnation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Swell Maps\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(named after the charts used by surfers to gauge wave intensities) as far back as 1972, the group did not begin to truly take shape until 1976, when the siblings enlisted bassist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJowe Head\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand guitarist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRichard Earl. In the spirit of punk's D.I.Y. mentality, they formed their own label, Rather Records, and issued their debut single -- the brief, jarring \"Read About Seymour\" -- in the early weeks of 1978. Local media support soon won\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Swell Maps\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea distribution pact with Rough Trade, but they did not resurface until over a year later with the single \"Dresden Style.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\nIn mid-1979, the band released its full-length debut,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Trip to Marineville, a crazy quilt of punk energy and Krautrock-influenced clatter, ranging from blistering three-chord punk to free-form noise experiments.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eAfter the release of the speaker-shredding single \"Let's Build a Car,\" the group recorded one final studio LP,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJane from Occupied Europe, before breaking up. A series of outtakes and singles collections -- 1981's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhatever Happens Next, 1982's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCollision Time, and 1987's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTrain Out of It\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-- followed, while the members followed their own career paths:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSudden\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eformed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Jacobites,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSoundtracks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejoined\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCrime and the City Solution, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHead\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplayed with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Television Personalities. All later enjoyed solo careers as well.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alive Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67944750088468,"sku":"ykf1793382375859","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/0932\/6356\/files\/swell-maps-sweep-the-desert-new-lp_1.jpg?v=1793382383","url":"https:\/\/seasonal-reset-style.shop\/products\/swell-maps-sweep-the-desert-new-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}