THE SWAY
Going Blind EP
1994 Bad Habits
Notes :
The Sway, born out of London suburbia, are David Casson - Vocals and
Guitar, Jim Kook - Guitars, Paul Hogan - Bass, Sean Kelly - Drums and
Percussion and Matt Smith - Keyboards and Samples.
The Sway started life as 'Heavens Echo', in June 1989. At this stage the
band were a three piece, consisting of school friends David and Paul
and Sean, the fiesty new comer to an established gang of friends. The
change of name to The Sway occured in January 1991, following the
addition of Jim, a fella seemingly from the right side of the tracks, to
the line up.
The boys paid their dues on the London indie scene during 1991 and 1992, which culminated in a deal with Bad Habits records.
Between 1993 and 1995, they went on to headline three UK tours,
including two sold out gigs at the legendary Marquee club in London.
They also premiered their single and video (for their second EP - Going
Blind), at the world famous Planet Hollywod in London.
Support shows with staples on the indie scene, such as Midway Still,
Manta Ray, Passion Fruit and Holy Bread, Bang Bang Machine and the
Wishplants were a regular occurance and the music press drew comparisons
with The Cure, The Bunnymen and The Smiths.
Ian Fortnum of the NME remarked that, "the set's closer, 'Silk', is a
bona fide classic; an immense, brooding epic, evocative of vintage U2".
High praise indeed.
In May 1995, after over one hundred and twenty shows, two top 100
singles (Silk and Going Blind), one ridiculous video featuring dancing
girls (for Going Blind), and seemingly on the verge of fulfilling the
prophecy, of being the next big thing, the band called it quits.
01. Going Blind
02. No One Comes (Close To You)
03. The Death Of Venus (Recorded Live At the BBC)
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