Ultra-artsy Portland band Swansea will launch their May tour tonight at the Horned Hand, 8pm. Their first full length album “Old Blood” is due out June 5^th and it sounds like it’s going to be pretty darn great.

With heavily lyrical songs that build into a dramatic clash of keys, drums and vocals the three-piece will effortlessly give you goose bumps. You can preview two tracks from their upcoming album here. 

Their slow melodic tunes should be a refreshing change form the gypsy-punk and bluegrass that dominate live music in Bend. Plus, it’s free. 

If you’re looking to tap your toes tonight check out the show. 

This article appears in May 3-9, 2012.

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Music on a Monday: Swansea Brings Slow Jams to Bend

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 7, 2012

<h1>Music on a Monday: Swansea Brings Slow Jams to Bend</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 7, 2012</p> <p><img title="Swansea" src="http://gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/Photo/9090823/image/1331696828_Swansea-headress.jpg" alt="Swansea" width="300" height="240" />Ultra-artsy Portland band <a href="http://swanseatheband.com/" target="_blank">Swansea</a> will launch their May tour tonight at the <strong>Horned Hand, 8pm.</strong> Their first full length album &ldquo;Old Blood&rdquo; is due out June 5^th and it sounds like it&rsquo;s going to be pretty darn great.</p> <p>With heavily lyrical songs that build into a dramatic clash of keys, drums and vocals the three-piece will effortlessly give you goose bumps. You can preview two tracks from their upcoming album <a href="http://swanseatheband.com/listen/" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Their slow melodic tunes should be a refreshing change form the gypsy-punk and bluegrass that dominate live music in Bend. Plus, it&rsquo;s free.&nbsp;</p> <p><span>If you&rsquo;re looking to tap your toes tonight check out the show.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/music-on-a-monday-swansea-brings-slow-jams-to-bend-2140401/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=19226&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/music-on-a-monday-swansea-brings-slow-jams-to-bend-2140401/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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