SWAN LAKE ENEMY MINE
Swan Lake is the musical group featuring celebrated songwriter-mystics Daniel Bejar (of Destroyer Spanish Gold, 2044 and New Pornographers), Spencer Krug (of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade) and Carey Mercer (of Paper Lace Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach). Heartswarm Settle On Your Skin Together they recorded Enemy Mine, their nine-song second album, in Victoria, British Columbia, in early 2008, a little more than a year after the release of their well-received debut collaboration, Beast Ballad Of A Swan Lake, Moans, also on Jagjaguwar. Or, Daniel’s Song Peace While their debut album was a beautifully-weaved mash-up of their disparate song-writing styles, Spider often with layer upon layer of various melodies and stylistics thrown into a collaborative cauldron to A Hand At Dusk magical, and at times discordant effect, their second album Enemy Mine reflects a more stripped- Warlock Psychologist down, more deliberate approach to collaboration. It’s as if they really tried to just make nice songs together. To quote Krug,“There’s architecture here.” Not that the lyric is about collaboration—it fits nicely though. It is the band’s contention that this is the first known use of a “court painting” as a record cover used in popular music. As a result of this enthusiasm, the band had planned on calling the album Before the Law, a beloved Kafka parable and a reference to this court painting. However, the band is tired of being tagged as “literary”,so they dubbed the record Enemy Mine, a beloved movie from Bejar’s youth, and a good metaphor for collaboration.
CATALOG #: JAG128 RELEASE DATE: MARCH 24, 2009 FORMAT: CD/LP (VINYL NON-RETURNABLE) CD BOX LOT: 25 UNITS LP BOX LOT: 25 UNITS GENRE: ALTERNATIVE/INDIE ROCK KEY MARKETS: NEW YORK, BOSTON, CHICAGO, l to r: LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, PHILADELPHIA, Daniel Bejar, Spencer Krug, Carey Mercer SEATTLE, PORTLAND, ATLANTA, MINNEAPOLIS, Photo by Jody Rogac AUSTIN (TX), WASHINGTON DC, BLOOMINGTON (IN), CHAPEL HILL (NC), MONTREAL (QC), TORONTO (ON), VANCOUVER (BC) 1. The three most obvious selling points: Daniel Bejar, Spencer Krug and Carey Mercer. Three critically lauded songwriters of the moment, finishing what they started with the album Beast Moans, their debut that CD UPC: 656605212821 soundscanned over 15,000 in the United States. Some of their respective bands, such as Wolf Parade, Destroyer and Sunset Rubdown, sell substantially more, with Sunset Rubdown set to be particularly active throughout 2009. 2. Full servicing to domestic press and radio.
LP UPC: 656605212814 3. Coordinated pre-order campaign with stores and through mailorder, allowing consumers to immediately receive MP3s of the album with pre-order purchase. 4. LP contains digital download coupon for free MP3s of the full album. 5. Promotional CDs and press kits are available upon request.
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