Swoon

Description:

Name:

Swoon

Screen Name:

Swoon-

Years Together:

2

Level Of Commitment:

Committed

Gigs Played:

10 to 50

Tend to Practice:

1 time per week

Available to Gig:

1 time(s) per week

Based in New York, Swoon is a creative collaboration between songwriter and frontperson, Minnie Cho, and the diverse talents of Matt Rhoden on lead guitar, Chris Aston on bass guitar, and new drummer, Pat Morrissey. Their debut cd, Departures, was produced, engineered and mixed by the legendary Godfrey Diamond (myspace.com/perfectmixes or visit perfectmixes.com for full discography), with drums and backing vocals by Romeo Dubois and cello and cello arrangements by the ever talented Catherine Bent (myspace.com/sweetspotstrings).
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“On first hearing ‘Departures,’ out of habit I combed my brain for a reference point. Some came to mind: Aimee Mann, Beth Orton, Cat Power, ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror.’ Most artists hate direct comparisons, of course, for obvious reasons. And while probing familiar themes of loneliness and love lost, Swoon’s decidedly poppy approach is altogether their own. Layered harmonies, chiming guitars and a driving rhythm section are a lush backdrop for Cho’s fragile delivery, at once pained and poised. A perfect soundtrack for a sad, stormy day or a long ride home.” ~ Chris Collingwood, Fountains Of Wayne

Influences:

Big Star, Wilco, Pixies, Nirvana, Radiohead, Liz Phair, Fountains Of Wayne, Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann, Mike Viola, Neil Finn/Crowded House, Roy Orbison, Marshall Crenshaw, Jules Shear, Aztec Camera, Death Cab For Cutie, Snow Patrol, Coldplay, Oasis, Alex Chilton/Replacements, Bangles, XTC, Squeeze, Duran Duran, Cheap Trick, Pretenders, Velvet Underground, Beatles, Stones, Buddy Holly, Hollies

Members Of Band:

Minnie Cho | songwriter, lead vocals, guitar
Matt Rhoden | lead guitar
Chris Aston | bass, vocals

Audio/Video Downloads

1. Shadow Of A Doubt.mp3