Swell Maps - C21One of the first punk bands to set up an "indie" label, they were also pioneers of "alternative" music, mixing punk with experimental sounds. Swell Maps released four singles and two albums in a brief but eventful career, in partnership with Rough Trade, topping UK indie charts and influencing acts including Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Stereolab, and Blur. The original line up split in 1980, but still their studio albums, A Trip to Marineville and Jane From

their approaches to songwriting are strikingly distinct

Or perhaps the now apparent miasma or aether

“A pop record for tired times

in the process - But a lot has changed since Matthew Correia (drums/vocals)

” On The Other Hand

intimate and vital” - #9: Albums of the Year

With a track as heavy as “Is There No Peace” it’s easy to let the name of the label on this 45 slide

Unveiled to ecstatic reviews one critic called it electronica's Dark Side Of the Moon Beaucoup Fish spawned the landmark singles Push Upstairs

and George Duke

Released on the band’s own Flightless Records

Both previous albums appeared in many Albums Of The Week / Year lists

while the rest of the album was recorded in front of a live audience in New York City