Resident Advisor’s Jake Huyler heads to Bristol in search of Giant Swan and the awesome power of their frenzied liveshows
“First bonding over skateboarding and graffiti, Stewart and Wright have known each other since they were 11. They started a band, The Naturals, with two other friends around the same time. They made friends with other Bristol-based artists, like Vessel, who was a bit older than them, and who put them onto labels like Punch Drunk, Tectonic and the Young Echo collective. “They knew all the white labels that we had no idea about,” Wright said. “We were into, I dunno…” he pondered. “My Bloody Valentine,” Stewart laughed.
“It’s an example of what they see as the benefit of overlapping music scenes in Bristol, where they grew up. It’s a small city, where a heritage of soundsystem culture—owing to the large Afro-Caribbean community in the St. Paul’s neighbourhood—mingles with rock, avant-garde art groups and drum & bass. A good example is the annual New Year New Noise shows, organised by their friends at the label Howling Owl, where the bill will often bring together guitar bands, out-there electronics and performance pieces.”
Listen to excerpts of Giant Swan’s new Whities release below and learn more about their Rewire 2019 performance at Giant Swan.
Rewire 2019 Festival Passes are now available for the reduced price of €75 atTickets.