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Pop Punk band The Swellers from Los Angeles have announced the release of a special collection of unreleased music which have been collected over their decade long career. The record is called B-Sides and Rarities and includes some early versions of songs fans have come to love, some are really rough versions that never left the studio. One thing is for sure, it will be a must have for any fan of the band!

“To us, these tracks are priceless. Some of them show our earliest efforts in songwriting while others show the process it took to make our records what they are today,” says the band’s guitarist/vocalist Nick Diener. “We never thought some of these strange demos would ever see the light of day, but we had so much fun opening up the vault and seeing what was in there. We included some never-before-heard unreleased songs, acoustic jams, and basement-style early versions of some of our favorite tunes.”

“To us, they’re priceless, but we wanted you to have them. 5 bucks gets you 17 tracks, but you have the option to pay more if you want to really help the Swell Dogs out,” Diener adds. “If you got tax money back, this is a great place to spend it, because as a band, we just PAY a buttload of taxes at the end of the year instead of getting anything back. Plane tickets to the UK, paying back our awesome label No Sleep records, compensating for a Brazilian promoter NOT paying us…lots of setbacks. We are currently self-managed, and trying hard to make sure we can keep touring and having fun.”

You can stream and purchase B-Sides and Rarities now at http://theswellers.bandcamp.com. The Swellers are currently out on a headlining UK tour. Dates are listed below:

Headlining UK Tour!

Monday 28-Apr-14 UK Leeds Cockpit 2
Tuesday 29-Apr-14 UK Glasgow Audio
Wednesday 30-Apr-14 UK Newcastle Cluny
Thursday 1-May-14 UK Nottingham Basement
Friday 2-May-14 UK Norwich Epic Studios
Saturday 3-May-14 UK Manchester Sound Control
Monday 5-May-14 UK Brighton The Hope
Tuesday 6-May-14 UK Southampton Joiners
Wednesday 7-May-14 UK Bristol The Fleece
Thursday 8-May-14 UK Hatfield University
Friday 9-May-14 UK Kingston Fighting Cocks
Saturday 10-May-14 UK London Borderline

CANADA

May 17 – POUZZA FEST (Katacombes) – Montreal, QC
May 18 – Club Absinthe – Hamilton, ON

If you don’t already have it, make sure to pick up their latest release, The Light Under Closed Doors, which was produced by the band and recorded by Marc Hudson (Saves the Day, Taking Back Sunday) at Rancho Recordo in Fenton, MI and with Mark Michalik (Into It. Over It., Fireworks) in Chicago, IL. So head over and visit The Swellers social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. I will leave you with one of my favorite songs off it, Got Social.

~ Marisol

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