Long-running British shoegazers Swervedriver are releasing a new album at the beginning of 2019 titled Future Ruins. Previously, they've shared the record’s lead single “Mary Driver.” Today, a second blissful single titled “Drone Lover” has emerged whose origins are uncertain.
“I have no recollection of where this tune came from,” says Adam Franklin. “It’s a song that’s been knocking around for a few years, but for some reason had never been presented to anyone until we were in the studio this time and I clicked play on the demo while searching for something else. TJ and Mikey both went ‘what’s this?’ and then ‘so why aren’t we recording it?’ — and so we recorded it. The lyric mentions love but it’s really about war — remote war and killing from a distance whilst chomping on last night’s leftover pizza or something.”
Future Ruins follows 2015’s I Wasn't Born To Lose You and is out January 25 via Dangerbird. Below, listen to “Drone Lover” and watch Swervedriver’s 2015 KEXP in-studio performance.
Future Ruins follows 2015's I Wasn't Born To Lose You
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mor…
With a healthy dose of cool Britannia, Oxford’s Swervedriver take the KEXP audience on a melodic joyride through a collection of new spins from their long awaited comeback release, I Wasn't Born To Lose You. Enhancing their legacy seventeen years after their last LP, Sweredriver are still the multi…
