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Swervedriver share 2nd song from new LP, expand tour; Gateway Drugs releasing debut album (listen to a song)

by Bill Pearis

Swervedriver

Shoegaze greats Swervedriver have released a second song from their new album I Wasn’t Born To Lose You, titled “Autodidact,” which sounds like classic soaring, roaring Swervedriver. Stream it below. The band will be touring soon in support of the album, and they’ll be in NYC on March 27 at Music Hall of Williamsburg with tourmates Gateway Drugs and tickets are still available. If you’d like to see Swervedriver somewhere a little more cozy, they’ve just added a second NYC show at Mercury Lounge on March 30 with no opener listed. Tickets for that show go on AmEx presale today (2/4) at noon with the regular on-sale starting Friday (2/6) at noon. The band have also released a second song from Updated dates are listed, along with a stream of “Autodidact” and “Setting Sun” from the new album, below.

Gateway Drugs, meanwhile, will release their debut album, Magick Spells, on March 3 via Cobraside. Their brand of overdriven psych rock should make for a good fit with Swervedriver. See for yourself by streaming “Fridays Are for Suckers,” with their full list of dates (a few without Swervedriver as well), below.

Swervedriver – 2015 Tour Dates
03/01 Costa Mesa, CA – Maison
03/03 Las Vegas, NV – Bunkhouse Saloon
03/04 San Diego, CA – Casbah
03/05 Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre
03/06 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
03/08 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s Crystal Ball
03/09 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
03/12 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
03/13 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
03/14 Chicago, IL – TBA
03/15 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
03/16 Cincinnati, OH – The Woodward Theater
03/17 St. Louis, MO – The Duck Room @ Blueberry
03/19 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
03/20-21 Austin, TX – SXSW
03/23 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
03/24 Durham, NC – Motorco
03/25 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
03/26 Hamden, CT – The Ballroom at The Outer Space
03/27 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/28 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
03/29 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
03/30 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge

Gateway Drugs – 2015 Tour Dates
2/14 – Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar
2/26 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
03/01 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Maison *
03/03 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bunkhouse Saloon *
03/04 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
03/05 – Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre *
03/06 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall *
03/08 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s Crystal Ball *
03/09 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge *
03/13 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon *
03/15 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme *
03/16 – Cincinnati, OH – The Woodward Theater *
03/17 – St. Louis, MO – The Duck Room @ Blueberry *
03/04 – San Diego, CA – Casbah *
03/12 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club *
03/14 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *
03/19 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada *
03/20-21 – Austin, TX – SXSW *
03/24 – Durham, NC – Motorco *
03/23 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Hell Stage *
03/25 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel *
03/27 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
03/28 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair *

* w/ Swervedriver