Swervedriver and Interpol's Magnetic Morning Dawns

Swervedriver’s auspicious reunion may have been overshadowed by the return of My Bloody Valentine, but its leader Adam Franklin is nonetheless soldiering on with a new side project called Magnetic Morning. But it was Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino who launched the supergroup, after sifting through potential collaborators and finding only prima donnas. “It is hard […]
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Swervedriver's auspicious reunion may have been overshadowed by the return of My Bloody Valentine, but its leader Adam Franklin is nonetheless soldiering on with a new side project called Magnetic Morning. But it was Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino who launched the supergroup, after sifting through potential collaborators and finding only prima donnas.

"It is hard working with people that have the ability to write their own songs because in the end that is what they want to do," Fogarino said. "I would get started with people and then it would fall apart."

That didn't happen with Franklin, who was probably too distracted in 2008 by his underrated band's reunion, as well as his brilliant solo effort Bolts of Melody, to take over the wheel of Magnetic Morning. Instead, the two UK musicians mindmelded and found a middle ground, which sounds very cool indeed.

this audio or video is no longer availableTake a listen to "At a Crossroads, Passive" from the duo's aptly named debut A.M., out October 21 from Friend or Faux Records, and let Listening Post know what you think. It's a slow-burning psychedelic swirl, somewhere along the lines of Swervedriver's chilled comedowns like "Cars Converge on Paris" or Bolts of Melody's "Ramonesland," which is to say awesome. You can catch up with Fogarino and Franklin in the flesh, as Magnetic Morning kicks off its national tour on October 15 and wraps in mid-November. And keep your eyes peeled for a forthcoming Listening Post interview with Franklin on Magnetic Morning, Bolts of Melody and the uncertain future of Swervedriver.

Photo: Christy Bush

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