New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Missing Piece Group) On August 26th, the Fayetteville, AR quintet SW/MM/NG will release their long-awaited full-length debut Feel Not Bad on Old
Flame Records.
Yesterday, Stereogum debuted the track "
All I Want" from the LP and said, "they purposefully sidestep the nostalgia that a lot of dreamy psych-pop falls into... The guitars may be sun-soaked and airy, but they're also strained and wistful, brimming with longing and desire for something better in the future."
SW/MM/NG is Brian Kupillas (vocal, guitar), Jared Hennessy (guitar), Joel Paul (bass), Jack
Lloyd (keyboards), and JD Paul (drums). The group, who have been favorably compared to a broad array of textured tunesmiths like The Cure, The Smiths, Real Estate, and Caveman, have garnered critical attention from NPR, NME, The New York Times, The Wild
Honey Pie, and Wondering Sound.
Following the digital release of three two-song singles and more than three years on the road, SW/MM/NG are set to release their trim but expansive eight-song full length. The album title, inspired by M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art Of
Motorcycle Maintenance, encapsulates the record's distinctive mix of sincerity and barbed wit. "What struck me about the phrase is that it was almost like a pessimist's way of saying 'feel good,'" Kupillas says with a good-natured laugh.
You can pre-order Feel Not Bad via Old
Flame Records. The vinyl release is limited to 300 copies worldwide.
Find SW/MM/NG on:
https://www.facebook.com/swimming4ever
https://twitter.com/SWIMMINGBAND
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Flame Records on:
https://www.facebook.com/oldflamerecords
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US Tour Dates:
8/17: St. Louis, MO @ Firebird w/Stone Chat, SUR, Con Trails
8/19: Lexington, KY @ Al's Sidecar w/Satellite Giant & TBA
8/20: Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups w/WV White & Sega Genocide
8/21: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/
Black Brick
8/22: Brooklyn, NY @ Muchmore's w/The Teen Age, Bob & Martha, Vagabon
8/23: Brooklyn, NY @
Radio Bushwick w/Napoleon & Four Visions
8/24: Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right w/Radical Dads & TBA
8/26: Washington D.C @ Paper Haus w/Humble Fire & Real Clothes
8/28: Nashville, TN @ Phat Bites w/I'm An Island & Bad Ladies
8/30:
Little Rock, AR @ Stickyz w/Isaac
Alexander & Sea Nanners
