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Originally a Go-Go's cover band called Raspberry Bang, the Swirlies formed in Boston in 1990. Along with Kudgel and Fat Day, the band -- guitarist/singer Damon Tuntunjian, singer/guitarist Seana Carmody, bassist Andy Bernick, and drummer Ben Drucker -- was a part of the city's chimp rock scene, which pitted dreamy, guitar-based pop against noisy, experimental tendencies.

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  • Audio CD (March 26, 1993)
  • Original Release Date: March 2, 1993
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Taang Records
  • ASIN: B000000ET0
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #162,856 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unsung Heros of the 90's, September 11, 2004
By Brian B. Carter (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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If we lived in a just world, this band would be famous and fabulously wealthy. That's also assuming musical talent and authentic creativity were rewarded.

I am a fairly ADD type who loves to listen to complex music like Polvo, MBV, King Crimson, Yes... and the Swirlies fit right in.

As a lover of organized 'wall-of-sound guitar', just the intro to the song 'Jeremy Parker' is worth the price of the album. It's still stunning to me after a decade of listening to it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album Ever!!!, July 7, 1999
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This is one of the finest American Indie albums ever. If you like Pavement, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine or Slowdive, you'll love this. They are a band who have not released a weak track. Buy everything of theirs.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How Did the World Miss This?, December 22, 2004
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This could be your next favorite album. I randomly saw BlonderTongueAudioBaton at a record store and decided to listen to it due to the amazing (and very indie rock!) cover art. The unique cover is an excellent reference point for the music, sharp and bent sounds all come together to form catchy, impressive, and cohesive songs. As it has been said already, it really is one of those seminal albums, the kind that challenge you, and then reward you for accepting it. For some reason (I'm going to blame the label) this album just stayed off the radar and now only a select few know of it. Swooning Distortion is laced with spontaneity, and somehow the brilliance of the swirlies make it work. After a few listens, these will be some of the most memorable and catchy rock songs you will hear. "Bell" is the best opener ever, at first a tight experimental shoegaze rock song, then an odd bridge that leaves you waiting (rather excitedly) for what will happen next. "Pancake" has been said to have been the other brilliant pop song that came out of the city of Boston, along with The Pixies "Gigantic." "Jeremy Parker" and "Wrong Tube" are the pinncales of the shoegaze aesthetic, distorted walls of sound that defy words. "His Love Just Washed Away" has some beautiful guitar haze, and "Tree CHopped Down" uses crunchy rythms that match any Sonic Youth tune. All of the songs have beautiful vocal swoons that give the album a pop song feel that is irresistable. I will always remember that day in the record store, when I found this, my new favorite album, by my new favorite band.


If you like this, I also recommend the Swirlies first collection of early EPs called "What To Do About Them"
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5.0 out of 5 stars totally solid
Solid beatiful album. 40 something minutes of great guitar and vocals. Nice shoegaze feel but by no means cookie cutter or boring. Really swweeeeeettttt record. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Wizard Sleeve

5.0 out of 5 stars A Little-known Masterpiece
This album typifies nineties indy rock. The Swirlies were way ahead of their time when this album came out in 1993. Read more
Published on March 26, 2006 by drrty byl

5.0 out of 5 stars Blonder Tongue Audio Baton rocks!!!
Out of all of my favorite albums, this one would be around my top five. I bought this album here from this website for about (...) from someone selling it. It is the best (... Read more
Published on August 27, 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars MBV? Nah.
The Swirlies were an excellent band, whom idolised My Bloody Valentine and have often been compared to them, yet I have a hard time putting them together, mainly because the... Read more
Published on July 16, 2004 by Adam Trunoske

5.0 out of 5 stars For most underrated band of the 90's. The envelope please
I may be preaching to the converted, but if you somehow wound up here and aren't sure if this CD is worth the money. Read more
Published on October 30, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Brain On...
Loud. Abrasive. Sumptuous. Ethereal. Delightful.

The Swirles do manage the mantle of MBV, then stray, nominally, away (is that a steel drum way in the back beneath thrashing... Read more

Published on March 26, 2002 by waves2ya

4.0 out of 5 stars Swirlies sound is unique:beautiful and troubling at once
Buy this CD for track 2-Bell: ethereal and beautiful. It starts out like a symphony then blends into a changeable, melodic blending of sounds, both uplifting and... Read more
Published on November 20, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A dreamlike blend of electronic noise and hushed voices.
As loud and abrasive as the opening chords to this album are, they make the beautiful melodies that follow all the more lulling. Read more
Published on May 15, 1998

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