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Pedestrians beware: Swervedriver returns!

Truth be told, My Bloody Valentine was the only first-tier shoegaze act. Kevin Shields and his gloomy pals defined the aesthetic, ripping open a chasm in the UK music scene into which several ensuing bands fell. Along with Ride and Slowdive, Swervedriver was among the best of the second-tier. With ragged guitars, car-obsessed lyrics and an air of lovely hipster detachment, Swervedriver carved out its own little niche in the early '90s with albums like Raise (1991) and Mezcal Head (1993). However, like most of the shoegazers who never recorded Loveless, Swervedriver drifted into obscurity as a band of a...  read more