A rather easygoing track, “Setting Sun”, the newest tune by Swervedriver, features the band’s familiar mix of shimmering and jagged guitars. The song is the lead single from I Wasn’t Born to Lose You, the band’s first album of new material since 99th Dream in 1998.
The current lineup features most of the band’s best-known ’90s lineup in singer/guitarist Adam Franklin, guitarist Jimmy Hartridge, and bassist Steve George. Mikey Jones from Franklin’s solo backing band is on drums.
The new album will be released 3 March. Tracklist and tour dates are below:
I Wasn’t Born to Lose You
Cobraside Records
01 Autodidact
02 Last Rites
03 For a Day Like Tomorrow
04 Setting Sun
05 Everso
06 English Subtitles
07 Red Queen Arms Race
08 Deep Wound
09 Lone Star
10 I Wonder?
North American Tour:
03/04 San Diego, CA – Casbah
03/05 Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre
03/06 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
03/08 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s Crystal Ball
03/09 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
03/12 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
03/13 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
03/14 Chicago, IL – TBA
03/15 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
03/16 Cincinnati, OH – The Woodward Theater
03/17 St. Louis, MO – The Duck Room @ Blueberry
03/19 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
03/20-21 – Austin, TX – SXSW
03/23 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West (updated)
03/24 Durham, NC – Motorco
03/25 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
03/27 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/28 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
03/29 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer