Sway

Sway were a great band that through their brief time together kind of touched on all areas of shoegaze. Their first EP was self-titled and was limited to only 500 copies. It was quite a bit different than the direction they would take later. The EP was noisier and a bit rough sounding, however it was still very fun to listen to. The band went on to release their second EP in ’03 called Millia Pink and Green. It was noticeably more ethereal sounding and the rock edge of the first EP was entirely gone. Not a bad thing, as Sway was very good at doing both in my opinion. Although the band is defunct they still have a vinyl only EP called Winter Heart that is scheduled to come out on Claire’s Echo still. I really wish they could have stuck it out longer or at least been able to put out their full-length. I have no doubt in my mind that it would be amazing.