Lake City Poets Record Out Now!

Over the last few years a amazing group of musicians led by Seattle-based poet Mark Swanson have been quietly working together as the Lake City Poets. This group includes Jeremy Enigk and William Goldsmith (Sunny Day Real Estate), Terrance DH (Magstatic and the Stench), Tyler Jensen (the Limbs), Josh Myers (Producer; Rosie Thomas, Jeremy Enigk), and Greg Williamson (Producer; Sunny Day Real Estate and Bend). The group also includes Jens Nordal, Kaanan Tupper, Mark Servine, Chris Zoeger, Jeff Warmer, Dalton Brand, and myself.

The final product of the 14 artist's efforts is now out on Cydonia Records. Right now you can pick the record up at Left Hand Books at Pike Place Market (92 Pike St #B), $5.

So if you like a little spoken word now and then, do what needs to be done and pick up the record.

http://www.myspace.com/thelakecitypoets

Ian

T-Shirts are here!

Look for the Black Swedes store on the website next week.

T-Shirts Coming Soon

Stay tuned...

Sound Mag and iTunes

The beautiful people at Sound Magazine have found it desirable to put us in print this month. Alright!

When we first started playing as Black Swedes, Matt and I would could tell that we played a song well when at the end we both yawned. Not cause the songs bored us, but because they were as draining to play as they were peaceful to listen to. But I think Rachel Dovey's description in the review takes the cake. We are sad bastards, but not for much longer.

iTunes has begun to roll out the new singles of our spring catalog. If pink can be the new black, up beat can be the new sad. We teamed up with the best minds in Seattle to get these song recorded. Its funny though, those best minds now live in Japan, Portland, and LA.....what do the best minds know that I don't. Maybe they can sense the Mayor's impending re-election on the horizon. Do we really need another trolley?! Well at any rate, I hope you enjoy them.

So yes! Your day is all planned out for you. Pick up this month's Sound Magazine and a bottle of wine. Then journey to iTunes, buy any of the 4 singles up and of course the new Raphael Saadiq record.

You can now spend the day reading about how Dave Krusen kind of blew it with the right sadness in the back ground. And just when you think you are getting to close to the tears put on Saadiq and read about the Croc reopening!

Enjoy your day and your welcome,

Ian