The Survival Issue
Swank
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Record Label: SWANK
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The Survival Issue is the second longplayer from west coast roots/punk/rock veterans Swank. Produced by Howard Redekopp (54-40, New Pornographers) The Survival Issue is the follow up to the critically acclaimed rockabilly blues flavoured debut Pappy's Corn Squeezin's. The band has had a song on the Vancouver Roots compilation Showdown (Black Hen) and songs from their debut have been played on national radio as well as college stations across the land.
The five members of Swank - Paul Addington (Electric/Acoustic Guitars/Vocals), Phil Addington (Bass/Vocals), Kirk Douglas (Drums/Percussion/ Vocals/Guitar/Dobro), Doug Liddle (Electric/Acoustic Guitars, Slide and Steel Guitar/Vocals) and Spencer McKinnon (Lead Vocals/Harmonica) have made the move beyond their rockabilly blues roots into a jukebox that spins songs from artists like Rocket >From The Crypt and Steve Earle yet still has tunes from the dark side of George Jones and Hank Williams.
The Survival Issue is an enhanced CD featuring the Patrick Carroll produced video single of How Do We Do which features Anna Bon Bon sharing lead vocals and will debut at this years Indie Music Video Festival. Swank's fifteen song storybook is a sweat stained journey through the dark heart of life's underbelly. From the rollicking single How Do We Do to the banjo driven alcohol induced How Fucked Is That? to the grinding rhythm of the small town paranoia of Blackflies and on to soul saving promise of Wanted In Ten States, The Survival Issue is an essential read.
Check out the 'How Do You Do' video @ www.iwantswank.com
SWANK - PRESS REACTION
"Whisky-drenched country, white-lightning rockabilly, and dark, old timey folk. Further proof that Vancouver has one of North America's strongest roots-music scenes, the disc offers a gold rush of songs about the important things in life: trailer parks, Elvis, whiskey, Stompin' Tom, and the thrill of riding greased pigs in nothing but underwear." Mike Usinger - The Georgia Straight
"Swank's rockabilly blues is sweaty, voluptuous and impeccably performed."
The Vancouver Sun
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author: Melinda
A definate "Road Trip" CD that will help take you all the way baby! All night, you got me driving all night!
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author: Richard Amery Kenora Daily Miner and News
If you gave a family of mountain dwelling hillbillies electric guitars and put them in a room with late 80’s early 90’s punk/comedian Mojo Nixon and asked them to record their version of the Oh Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack, the result might sound like Vancouver’s Swank. The core of Swank, Paul and Phil Addington on guitar and bass respectively, have been skulking around the Vancouver punk/ new wave/ and lately roots scene since the early 1980’s. As a result they fuse a variety of influences including traditional country/rockabilly/ folk/ blues and even a little gospel with an understated punk feeling.
There is plenty of killer harmonica playing from lead singer Spencer McKinnon, deadly slide guitar, haunting banjo lines and sleazy steel guitar from Paul Addington and Doug Liddle, rock steady drumming from Kirk Douglas and spookily addictive basslines from Phil Addington. They sing beautiful melodies with dark edged lyrics exploring religious cults, rural love, heartbreaking car thiefs, confidence men and slinking criminals, not to mention take a few thinly veiled shots at George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. The CD package is a thing of beauty, lyrics set amongst beautiful woodcuts and designed to look like late 1940’s newspaper pages complete with old style ads which make it worth the price alone.
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