Swine Tax - Kestrel of Sticking Dreams (2021)

Music & lyrics by Swine Tax
Recorded & mixed by Chris Mcmanus, Newcastle upon Tyne
Produced by Swine Tax, Newcastle upon Tyne
Mastered by Jason Mitchell
Artwork by Chenzo & Hazel

Kestrel Of Sticking Dreams

New single by Geordie punk group Swine Tax, featuring guest vocals by Robyn of bigfatbig fame.

Words & music by Swine Tax.
Artwork by Vince L.

Swine Tax - Annual Leave

Words & Music by Swine Tax.
Artwork by Vince L.

Swine Tax - Mercy

'Brittle' written and performed by Swine Tax

Brittle

'Feels Like' written and performed by Swine Tax

Feels Like

LISTEN / BUY: https://swinetax.bandcamp.com/album/never-ending

"Never Ending is, in the band’s own words, is a person, “defiantly trying to hold back the tides of time and is determined to cling onto a transitory pleasure, which in reality, will nevertheless fade from their memory and eventually disappear forever.” The whole thing is perhaps surmised in the overly optimistic lyrical pronouncement, “I’ll hold back the moment, it’s never ever ever ending”. Musically, the track is Swine Tax at their most muted and emotional, the prominent bassy tones of the intro reminiscent of British Sea Power or The Cure, before the slacker-influenced guitars come rightly back to the fore. They even find room for the whole thing to break-down beneath a spoken word sample, then come roaring back into a delightfully funky outro: those who remember fellow Newcastle noise-makers Kubicheck! are in for a real treat." - For The Rabbits

'Never Ending' written and performed by Swine Tax.

Never Ending

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Tory Water is an abrasive wry-chedelic rock song with a pulverising bass groove. Part disjointed character study, part sardonic commentary on the local music industry, Tory Water is unflinching in its account and unrelenting in its intensity. 

'Tory Water' written and performed by Swine Tax.

Tory Water

LISTEN / BUY: https://swinetax.bandcamp.com/album/thorns

Thorns mixes choppy, whirling guitars and punkish heft with sugared melodies and unabashedly catchy choruses. Inspired by the ‘imposter phenomenon’,  their emotive and playful vocals deal with the pitfalls of ‘overthinking’ things and attempts to overcome feelings of inadequacy. Despite the crunching riffage, Thorns has a laidback feel with soft traces of melancholy and does not stay a second longer than necessary. 

'Thorns' written and performed by Swine Tax.

Thorns

Natural Causes is an intense, ferocious and sonically adventurous rock song. The arresting music fluctuates between unease and aggression, as Swine Tax juxtapose horror film aesthetics with abrasive guitars and unsettling spoken-word narrative.

'Natural Causes' written and performed by Swine Tax

Natural Causes

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As the holidays loom, many find themselves dreading all the predictably awkward interactions with bigoted uncles and old acquaintances. In their infectious new single, Swine Tax launch a tongue-in-cheek tirade against these stilted and soul crushing scenarios.

Chock-full of catchy melodies and memorable quirks, “Conversation” runs with this common experience of many introverts who find prolonged small-talk exhausting. Simultaneously tight and ramshackle, the music openly recalls the crooked indie rock of ‘90s America - all underpinned by bustling guitarwork, brash drums and cheeky wordplay.

'Conversation' written and performed by Swine Tax

Conversation

Grand Prix

Music and lyrics by Swine Tax, 2020.

With the recent addition of Euan Lynn on synth, ‘Screensaver’ sees Swine Tax further sharpen their agitated, hooky post-punk sound. Propelled by burned-out guitars and a breakneck rhythm section, the track’s sardonic lyrics express the existential terror of being cut off from the outside world.

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Screensaver

Swine Tax - Relax (2020)

Written & performed by Swine Tax
Produced by Barry Hyde
Engineered and mixed by Jonny Burgess
Mastered by Jason Mitchell
Artwork by Oli Heffernan

Swine Tax - Relax

Swine Tax - Johnny (2020)

Written & performed by Swine Tax
Produced by Barry Hyde
Engineered & mixed by Jonny Burgess
Mastered by Jason Mitchell
Artwork by Oli Heffernan

Swine Tax - Johnny

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