Schwervon

Schwervon! Videos (You need Quicktime Player to play them) Directed by Nathan Gulick (Hkbot@mac.com)


"Dinner" video		"Swamp Thing" video

A More space-faring Sebadoh... this is affable, affecting Americana like they used to make - 7/10
(Rock Sound)

1. Bad Music (mp3 clip)
2. A Brief Message
3. Swamp Thing
4. Poseur (mp3 clip)
5. Foxhole Religion
6. Rosin
7. Red Tongue
8. Electric Landlady (mp3 clip)
9. One Of These Days
10. Wake Up Fall
11. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Love
12. The Hard Thing (mp3 clip)

"An endearing lo-fi number, all wonky guitars and wonkier lyrics ('you flash me your hotpants and I'm sold' being my personal favorite)...There's a brief stop off in B52's, Pavement and Sonic Youth territory, but the final destination seems to be the Pixies with the rougher edges sanded off." (The List)

"It'd be nice if you just went out and bought three copies (minimum) before we come round and fucking KILL YOU." (Unpeeled)

Quick Frozen Small Yellow Cracker

1. American Girl (mp3 clip)
2. Dinner
3. Eyesore
4. Breaking In
5. Springtime
6. Holy Cat
7. Twin Donut
8. Schwervon! (mp3 clip)
9. Something Else
10. Boat Song
11. Surfin’ Bird (mp3 clip)

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'Schweron take on the world of quirky and cult lo-fi pop rock and make it their own, and in the process of doing so they’ve created a stunning album. Something very special indeed.' (www.eclectichoney.com/schwervon.html)

'It’s impossible not to smile during songs like “Twin Donut,” a tale of sweets and war. With trash and attitude to spare, this record will take you outside, rough you up and then help with the bandages.' (www.americana-uk.com)

"A sweeter-than-thou band with songs about food, love and everyday life" (Xfm)

"Like Frank Black and Kim Deal chewing over their problems surrounded by the wobbliest of guitars" (The List)

"Schwervon specialise in slightly wonky indie blues...Opening track 'American Girl' is a choppy lollop through Beat Happening's slice of bluesy, Pixies-esque sinister charm...and [Nan] Turner's honeyed voice is a good contrast to Mason's nerdish east coast drawl" (Big Issue Scotland)

Schwervon! offer an alternative to the NYC style pack of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes and Liars and roll with some of the town’s other cool mongers and peddle their low-fi indie pop with a rather cheeky smile...Although it’s an album predominantly about lyrics, songs like ‘Twin Donut’, with its talk of doughy delicacies, and a cover of ‘Surfin’ Bird’, show Schwervon! have a definite propensity for rocking out – neither Turner or Mason lack the skills to pay the bills when it comes to kicking into punkier jams.
(Xfm.co.uk)

Schwervon!...Tongues in cheeks…buzzing guitars…crashing drums…punky, poppy fun…brilliant cover of the Ramones cover of the Trashmen’s Surfin’ Bird...what more could the discerning, good time music fan want?

There are two people in Schwervon!, Major Matt Mason and Nan Turner. Matt plays guitar and Nan plays drums (and sometimes keyboard) and they both sing. Matt plays drums on one song.

Matt is from Kansas and Nan is from Washington State. They both came to NYC in the 90’s only to meet at the epicentre of Antifolk, The Sidewalk Café. Nan knew from the moment she saw Major Matt Mason that something special was going to happen. And Matt hoped that whatever happened Nan would share his strong love of food.

Musical influences?
Matt: Lou Reed, The Pixies, Sonny & Cher, Big Black, Jesus Lizard, Bob Dylan , and the NYC Antifolk Music Scene.
Nan: Liz Phair, Sleater-Kinney, PJ Harvey, Tanya Donnelly, & NYC Antifolk Music Scene.

Some US reaction to Schwervon!:

“Right now, Schwervon are my prime example of what makes antifolk worth investigating beyond the Moldy Peaches – sweet, sexy song”
(The Village Voice)

“Quirky…real life within music”
(The Big Takeover)

“Stripped down B-52’s crossed with Matthew Sweet”
(All Music Guide)

SCHWERVON!