The Swayback

The Swayback, a band of three named for that ultra-sexy curve of feminine spine (did you seriously think they were named for tired, overworked horses??), are self-described purveyors of “Songs that drool art and sex, slathered up on instinctual outsider world-views,” and are very possibly on the cusp of “making it.” With modern music now aged over fifty years, it’s become damn near impossible to bring something new to the table. Like the best outfits fashioned from the scraps of last year, The Swayback pieces together sounds from times-gone-by (Most notably Joy Division and Dead Kennedys) and infuses them with threads of originality and a certain ‘Je ne sais pas’ which make them very much a band of now