From Tamuawok, released 2006.
Music by The Stevedores, lyrics by Spencer Bell.
Recorded and mixed by John Swartz and Matt Megyes.


Fearful

From Tamuawok, released 2006.
Music by The Stevedores, lyrics by Spencer Bell.
Recorded and mixed by John Swartz and Matt Megyes at Crum Creek and SLC.

That Wouldn't Be Right

Thunderdome

From This Is Very Important Message*
Music by The Stevedores.
Mixed and recorded by The Stevedores in Madison, WI, for the February 2007 RPM Challenge.
*From Future Time

Chaussures Francaises

From the Madison Demos, Spring 2007.
Music by The Stevedores, posthumous vocals and lyrics by Spencer Bell. Shakespeare as recited by Shawn Fernando.
Recorded by The Stevedores, mixed by John Swartz.

Prospero

A short preview from The Stevedores' upcoming release "The Straw That Broke The Camel's Heart".

Excerpt from The Straw That Broke The Camel's Heart

Still, the first track from the Stevedores' new EP The Straw That Broke The Camel's Heart.

Still

Also known as the Triptych
The Straw That Broke The Camel's Heart
i. Black Clouds Over Limerick's
ii. Treacherous Waters
iii. Still Life With Greedy Vagrant

All tracks mixed and recorded by John Swartz.
Many thanks to Mr. Dan Papson for the magnificent trumpeting.
Art by Wolf.
All words by Spencer Bell, all music by the Stevedores.

The Straw That Broke The Camel's Heart

 The sound of international espionage....music to rob banks to. The Stevedores formed under the canopy of the trust fund fueled drug/sex scene at Sarah Lawrence College in Westchester New York during the early part of the new century. They played extensively around the campus in ballrooms, bedrooms, and girls dorms before moving to larger venues in New York City. They played a series of shows at the Knitting Factory in lower Manhattan during the spring of 2006 performing as "Canfield Devil House".
In June 2006 after recording "Tamuawok." the band moved to Madison, WI under the name "The Stevedores" to begin work on their next album "The Straw That Broke The Camel's Heart". Soon after the move, lead singer Spencer Bell was diagnosed with Adrenal Cancer and passed away on December 3rd in Madison. He was 20 years old.
On February 4th, 2007,The Stevedores entered the RPM challenge to record an entire album in the month of February. They finished recording
"This Is Very Important Message* on February 25th.
The Stevedores performed regularly during the summer of 2007, playing such venues as The High Noon Saloon and the Orpheum Theatre in Wisconsin.
The band has since scattered to the four corners of the country, reconvening in July 2012 to record the songs they had left behind. This EP, "The Straw That Broke The Camel's Heart" was generously funded by fans through the Kickstarter platform and will be released in the Spring of 2013, to be followed by a short tour from Austin, TX up to Madison, WI.
Email thestevedoresmerch@gmail.com for info, materiel, and booking.

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