NEWS: SWMRS Announce North American Tour, Sit Down with Zane Lowe For Exclusive Interview

May 10, 2016  •  Leave a Comment

OAKLAND, CA - May 10, 2016 - Weeks after wrapping their first North American headlining tour, Bay Area quartet SWMRS today announced a second leg of touring in the US and Canada that will kick off on June 17 in Calgary, ALB and wrap on July 17 in Lancaster, CA. Last month, SWMRS wrapped a massive North American headlining tour, performing 44 shows in 50 days, across 26 states and three Canadian provinces. With no plans of slowing down, SWMRS will perform two nights at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA with FIDLAR this weekend before embarking on a UK/European tour on May 17. A complete list of upcoming tour dates and ticket information can be found HERE.

 

This morning, legendary radio DJ Zane Lowe shared an exclusive interview with SWMRS on his Apple Music Beats 1 show. Talking through demos and early recordings of several tracks with the band, Zane praised "We love the racket that you guys make and think your write incredible pop songs and put them on rocket-skates." Listen to the interview HERE.

 

Lauded as #1 on Buzzfeed's list of "17 Underrated Bands You Need To Be Listening to ASAP", SWMRS released their debut album Drive North in February via their own Uncool Records. Recorded in the band's hometown of Oakland, CA, the album was produced by FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper and premiered on RollingStone.com ahead of its release. Drive North is available now HERE.

 

Noisey announced the album and premiered the band's current single "Figuring It Out" praising the track as a "poppy foot-tapper filled with skate-gang vocals." Nylon premiered the band's video for the track, which was directed by fellow Bay Area artist Kreayshawn. Watch the video HERE and check out an exclusive performance of the song for Jam in the Van HERE.

 

Drive North also features the band's debut single "Miley" which i-D Magazine premiered last fall, hailing the song as "the most punk tribute to Miley Cyrus ever." The band's DIY music video for the track can be seen HERE. Album opener, "Harry Dean" is an abridged version of a previously 17-minute epic the band originally recorded to soundtrack Saint Laurent Paris's Spring/Summer 2016 Presentation, earning them praise from fashion heavyweights like WWD, Interview Magazine, Flaunt Magazine, Purple Magazine, and CR Fashion Book.

 

SWMRS North American Headlining Tour - ON SALE NOW:

June 17, 2016

Calgary, ALB

Broken City 

June 18, 2016

Edmonton, ALB

Mercury Room

June 19, 2016

Saskatoon, SAS

Amigo's/Moso 

June 20, 2016

Winnipeg, SAS

Pyramid 

June 22, 2016

Toronto, ONT

Smiling Buddha

June 24, 2016

Montebello, QUE

Rockfest

June 26, 2016

Burlington, VT

Higher Ground

June 27, 2016

Portland, ME

Port City Music Hall

June 28, 2016

Springfield, MA

Iron Horse

June 29, 2016

Providence, RI

Fete

June 30, 2016

Watertown, NY

The Flashback

July 1, 2016

Syracuse, NY

Funk N Waffles

July 2, 2016

Lancaster, PA

Chameleon Club

July 3, 2016

Pittsburgh, PA

Stage AE - X-FEST

July 5, 2016

Columbus, OH

Rumba Café

July 6, 2016

Cincinnati, OH

Bogarts

July 7, 2016

Louisville, KY

Zanzabar

July 9, 2016

Lawrence, KS

The Bottleneck

July 10, 2016

Ft. Collins, Co

Hodi's Half Note

July 11, 2016

Colorado Springs, CO

Black Sheep

July 14, 2016

Reno, NV

PB&J's*

July 15, 2016

Watsonville, CA

Appleton Grill*

July 16, 2016

Ventura, CA

Surf Rodeo*

July 17, 2016

Lancaster, CA

Moose Lodge*

*On sale this Friday 5/13

 

There's never been a punk band like SWMRS, the Oakland quartet that combines the caustic broadsides of The Clash, the amphetamine bubblegum of the Ramones, and the searing lyrics, propulsive energy, and raw honesty of Public Enemy, Frank Ocean, A Tribe Called Quest and Kurt Cobain. Formed after the dissolution of their previous band, Emily's Army, the childhood friends (Cole Becker, lead vocals, rhythm guitar; Max Becker, lead vocals, lead guitar; Joey Armstrong, drums, backing vocals; and Sebastian Mueller, bass, backing vocals) showcase telepathic chemistry on their formal debut, "Drive North." Produced by Zac Carper of FIDLAR, it's suffused with coming of age jams, subversive anthems to Miley Cyrus, and a sense of freedom forged out of modern-day confusion. The guitars draw blood, the drums detonate, the voice is unique-the sound is timeless.

 

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