Based in Minneapolis, John Swardson writes songs that bleed through the holes in the soles of his boots. “A songwriter of uncommon emotional detail, depth, and empathy.”
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His catalog includes three records of originals, another soon to be released and a wide variety of covers that dart through his own music like Starlings at dusk.
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John has opened for many influences over the last handful of years including:
Sturgill Simpson, BJ Barham (American Aquarium), Ben Nichols (Lucero), Semisonic, Gene Ween, Tommy Stinson, and Echo and The Bunnymen.

A new record ‘Blood Moon’ with his band, John Swardson and Bad Blood is due early winter ’18.

John Swardson Reverbnation Site

Pennyroyal, “Sad Face / Glad Face” — That blond mohawk on singer Angie Oase’s head sure does belie the high, piercing, hair-raising sound coming out of her mouth. She looks like a U.K. punk-rocker but sings like she left the Cranberries to join a Patsy Cline tribute band. Her band’s full-length debut counterbalances her pretty voice with raw, echoey and vaguely Americana-flavored rock that’s as elegant or gritty as it wants to be. The most punk thing about it is the attitudinal songwriting style of Oase and guitarist/co-vocalist Ethan Rutherford. “The rock stars in this town should head on down to L.A., and leave me with my simple music to play,” she sings in “Simple Music,” a call-to-purity that defines the album.

-Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune

Angie Oase Bandcamp Site

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