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

Radio Play

Dec 16th! Mark it in your calendar. The first day Black Swedes' Tempest was played on the radio. Thank you KOAS! Olympia now has a special place in the hearts of the Black Swedes!

Mmmm I would love a piece of Tost, thanks for asking

So I have to confess, the previous postings have all been written weeks or months after the content actually took place. You see, we have been playing a bit of a catch up with this blog and we aren't there yet. So when it sounds like these things have just happened remember that this blog has so far had a 30 second TV delay.

We have begun working with a one of the nicest people in Seattle's music scene, Jenn Meyers. She has taken on the weight of working as our booking agent. This is either a massive miscalculation on her part or a move to complete community service hours. I am not sure which, but for her sake I hope we get good quick.

She has already begun to labor in our name and the fruits will make a nice marmalade (wait for it). We will be playing Tost on the 6th of May! Come out and have a drink with us.

I feel we are almost caught up!
We Love You
Ian

And now another record begins

With the X sessions almost wrapped up ( I think) and a release date to be announced later this spring, Matt and I have begun work on a project that we hope you might like as well.

In three late night sessions with mastermind Josh Evens we have been able to get down what we think is a pretty nice collection of acoustic pieces. The majority of record so far is just two acoustic guitars and matt and my vocals. On occasion we have mingled a bit of electric, piano and Rhodes in the with the songs where we thought it might be appropriate. We were also able to enlist the help of the Limbs front man Matt Hanrahan on hand claps, foot stomps and banging on things.

We have been able to track 13 songs so far and we hope to chisel it down to 10. The other three will be free to down load soon.

More news soon!