The Sorcerer's Heap

A Phase We're Going Through-BEST ALBUM OF 2010

2011-01-10T22:46:00.002-05:00

says Geoff Barton of PROG magazine!
less than 40 copies remain! get it here!

www.fruitsdemerrecords.com

Langor Halloween present!

2011-01-10T22:45:00.002-05:00

oh yeah FRATBOY CHRISTMAS!

2011-01-10T22:44:00.000-05:00

Langor Christmas SONG!

2011-01-10T22:43:00.001-05:00

SELLIN OUR VAN!

2010-07-20T09:40:00.000-04:00

http://scranton.craigslist.org/cto/1847919044.html

SHREKord STORE DAY ITEM TOMORROW!

2010-04-16T17:12:00.004-04:00

For Record Store Day Embassy Vinyl (352 Adams Ave Scranton PA 18503) is putting out a way limited edition of 50 albums. "Ultimate Party Cone" is 16 tracks of super rare elusive songs feat almost every sw!m! we will be giving out a freee download of it tomorrow! Cna you believe it? Claire on vocals? Mike on drums? Dance Remix of Falconeater? all there,folks! SHREK it out tomorrow!
-b

Daytrotter revamped!

2010-03-25T14:00:00.003-04:00

you can now download our world-famous Nick Krill Daytrotter session in LOSSLESS quality! for a mere measly $4!!!! or lossful quality for FREE!

http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/the-swims-concert/20030632-3737964.html

SEAN KINGSTON COVER?!

2010-03-24T11:19:00.002-04:00

I dream-teamed up with my pal Amasa to record a cover of Sean Kingston's "Take You There"
I occasionally call myself "FUTURESAURUS NEXT" my mom hates it and apparently there is some sweet punk band goin by Futuresaurus now, oh well. HEY I CALLED IT, I HAD DIBS! LETS DANCE!

download it here for fweee!

http://www.mediafire.com/?t32zdzmm2gj

CHECK ME OUT ON THE WEB!!!!

2010-03-24T10:35:00.003-04:00

I recently SAT DOWN with the Weekender and recorded some ideas! SHREK ME OUT!

http://www.theweekender.com/blogs/sessions

Sw!ms cover "My Clown" by July

2010-03-24T10:20:00.002-04:00

A few months back we teamed up with drummer man Pat Gaughan(Okay Paddy) to record a cover of one of my favorite tunes "My Clown" by one of my favorite bands July for a compilation based around the phaser effect which will be out this spring on Fruits De Mer Records across the pond! I was honored to supply the artwork too! Our very own young Mike Nordberg recorded and produced our track and did a total kickdick job! Fellow Scrantonians Marshmallow Staircase also have a track on the comp!
Sw!ms are still KICKIN IT now and then in the studio and i have been toilin away in my basement writin tunes,ill keep you all posted! I miss gettin sweaty in front of you all!
check(shrek) out this comp! Pre orders are apparently flyin off the imaginary shelves!

http://www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/phase.html

Hia(tits)

2009-11-23T11:36:00.003-05:00

In case you haven't been properly informed! Myself and the gentlemen are taking a well needed break from Sw!ms life. Our beloved Leon Drums has left us and hes pretty much impossible to replace! We're all going to take a breather for a while. DON'T FRET! We still plan on getting together and recording some of those new tunes we've been wailin for ya! Also i will be recording tons of new stuff under the name Langor-Slayer Of Thoughts or Langor-Jerker Of Tears or Langor- Bringor Of It or maybe even Langor-Eater Of Forgiveness. I'll keep you all posted! Thanks for your love!
-Langor-Signer Of Posts!

Sw!ms Take Over Heap MOUNTAIN!

2009-09-01T16:04:00.001-04:00

SPORTS BAR SHOW!

2009-08-30T17:59:00.002-04:00

SW!MS WAWA HOAGIE SONG! HLEP FULFILL OUR DESTINY!

2009-06-19T04:15:00.000-04:00

http://www.hoagiefest.com/music.php?user=theswims&music_id=54

PT Cruiser Related Stories

2009-06-09T15:24:00.002-04:00

A. I was on a road where there were 3 PT Cruisers parked, one of them with the license "PT COBRA"

B. I was walking through the parking lot of McDonald's and there was this PT CRUISER just stopped right in the middle of the parking lot,blocking traffic. I went to give the person inside "THE LOOK", i was shocked to see a girl and 2 fratboys smokin cigs, while the driver looked at a porno mag!

Do you have any PT Cruiser or Parking lot stories?

-Brian Langor

Sw!ms @ Tinks 6/16!

2009-06-09T15:17:00.000-04:00

Rumor has it, this show is gonna sell the hell out! SO!
To assure you will have a spot at this wonderful weekday event you can buy tickets @ Embassy Vinyl LOCATED
on 342 Adams Ave. in Scranton! They are a measly $5!
Just go to the counter and say "Hey, um I'd like to obtain tickets to the SilenTreatment release show w/Sw!ms and several other bands,please"
Sam(who will be working at Embassy while RJ TEXplores Texas til next week)
and Sam will prolly say something like "Sure, how many,dude/dudette?"
or maybe "you got It,dude/dudette!" or maybe he'll just burb and say "Excuse me, that was terribly rude of me but I had Wendy's for lunch, how may i help you?" He's nice and today he was wearing a V-neck tiedye! While you're there you can check out all the amazing video games(Today I saw Alien3 for Genesis, but had no moneys),dvds,vhs and vinyl RJ and his Embassy Vinyl offer at affordable prices!

below is the bulletin I posted earlier in case you missed all the goins on.
-Brian Langor

SO GET/LISTEN TO THIS?!?!
We'll be playing NEXT Tuesday June 16th at the incredible TINKS Entertainment Complex in the heart of downtown Scranton!
The wonderful occasion is The SilenTreatment are releasing their brand newest new album "Passion In Progress"!
Show is completely ALL AGES/21 to slam adult beverages
and ugh.....yeah....
JUMPIN JEFF WALKER OF KRZ FAME WILL BE THERE!

other human bands will include:
Grace's Downfall
Lemongelli
AJ Jump's "Underground Saints"

Show is gonna start at a ridiculously reasonable time! music starts promptly at
a mere 6:30!!! THIS IS A GOOD THING!
there's a good chance we may be going on first(AKA GETTIN DA PARTY STARTED), so show up when its still completely light out!
Have you obtained ITEMLORD?!
have you joined our SW!MS FAN GUILD?!
have you equipped our new shirts that have a sword with a mouth and lemons on them?
come do it!!!!!
I still love each one of you alls

British psych website reviews Itemlord!

2009-06-01T14:49:00.001-04:00

http://www.terrascope.co.uk

Dancing out of the swamplands, we are suddenly bathed in light as the bright sunshine pop of The Swims greets our ears with a smile and the sound of flutes, memories of the Beach Boys floating in our heads. This sixties pop sound is continued throughout the entire of “ItemLord”, the band’s latest collection, a sparkling jewel of a record that has melody a-plenty as well as some shimmering organ, crunchy guitars and harmonies to die for. After the warmth of opener “All is Nice”, the short sharp “Ladyfist” is swirling power-pop, whilst “Descend into my Cape”, turns up the Garage meter, a stomping rocker with all the right moves, the tune immediately followed by the sweet acid twist of “Pile of Features”, the contrast between the two songs highlighting the creativity on offer. Consistently engaging, the whole album is an aural pick-and-mix, a cornucopia of sounds and flavours, all held together by some tight playing, great songwriting and a sense of fun that gets your feet moving and the your whole being smiling, add to this the fact that the collection seems to get better every time you play it and you have a disc that could be the essential summer purchase. (www.theswims.com)

2, ADDEM UP...2! ALL AGES SHOWS IN SCRANTON!

2009-05-15T17:24:00.001-04:00

chew on this! Experiment/game!

2009-05-07T14:46:00.001-04:00

we had no idea!

2009-05-07T14:38:00.000-04:00

www.ladyfist.com

iTEMLORD available on iTunes/Amazon!

2009-05-03T10:37:00.006-04:00

This is a true story,folks! It will also include a bonus track "Met My Teacup"
We starting rerecording Ladyfist and Pile Of Features for a super special 7" that will be out this summer/fall on Wallride Records.
Lots of exciting stuff is on the way!
-Langor

RECORD STORE DAY HEADSUP!

2009-04-17T11:03:00.003-04:00

Listen up, here's a headsup!
If you go to Embassy Vinyl in Scranton(342 Adams Ave.)TODAY(April 18th....uh...a little something called uh RECORD STORE DAY!? yeah,uh thank you)
you can get a free compilation...its cool. YEHA,COOL MEANIN TOTALLY FUCKING AWESOME AND COMPLETELY FUCKING FREE! GOD! Piles of Exclusive tracks by ANd The Moneynotes, The Menzingers, Tigers Jaw, Kid Icarus and heaps more! We contributed our HIGH OCTANE cover of the already HIGH OCTANE "Out Of OUr Tree" written by 60's band The Wailers, not the Mad Marley wailers of the reggae packed 70's.

B'BB'B'BUT! Say you live outside of the Scranton area(highly unlikely, but lets just say) and you want to hear our HIGH OCTANE cover of The Wailers but couldn't even dream/fathom driving all the way to the electric city to obtain it. Well my friends, luck has just slipped you the tongue and a free song!
WE THE SW!MS ARE OFFERING THIS SONG FREE TO DOWNLOAD(or DOTLOAD as i like to say)

http://www.wallriderecords.com/digitaldownload/01+Out+Of+Out+Tree+(revision).mp3

STARTING RIGHT.......... NOW! NOw! Now! now! now(i was trying to simulate echo) A DAY EARLY?! BUT ITS NOT EVEN WECKOOD STOW DAY YET!.....das right! Just call it friendship, its all part of the positive quest the Sw!ms have put you on!

Now, you're thinking, wull.... what do around mid day tomorrow. Calm down,lemme help.

TODAY!(record Store day) we'll be whacking off instruments LIVE
@ The Gallery Of Sound In Wilkes-Barre(S. Main St.)
we go on at 3pm SHARP, but theres tons of bonus bands playing from 1:30-6:30
Ends With Disaster, Panacea, SIlentreatment,etc...
ALSO! The Beatles asked me to tell you that all single disc Beatles cds will be 9.99 and with purchase get a limited edition Lithograph! So, if you played the crap out of Rubber Soul in the 90's like i did, its your lucky day!
NICE ASS DAY OUT! Love you all!
-Langor/SW!MS

P.S.- both of these luxurious locations carry our new album ITEMLORD!

SW!MS ON DAYTROTTER! FREEBEAST DOWNLOADS!

2009-04-03T15:18:00.000-04:00

www.daytrotter.com

FAN GUILD A-COMIN!

2009-03-31T17:00:00.002-04:00

....seriously

2009-03-29T18:57:00.000-04:00

ITEMLORD SUMMONING CEREMONY!

2009-03-25T18:03:00.002-04:00

SW!MS on Facebook

2009-03-25T10:52:00.003-04:00

Well you asked for it, now you've got it!

Click on the link (over there ====>) to see the SW!MS representin' on Facebook.

- jim

An Oldie But A HOLY MOLY!

2009-03-23T22:47:00.001-04:00

Sw!ms on the edge of reality

2009-03-23T22:06:00.006-04:00

http://www.myspace.com/thebobbykellershow
www.fantasylifeshow.com(debuts March 25th)

Funny stuff! Plus they use some Sw!ms songs! Great gents!

Im workin on the SW!MS FAN GUILD membership cards this week!

-brian

Daytrottin our way to glory!

2009-03-23T10:46:00.003-04:00

Our Daytrotter session will be posted/post-tit on Fridee April 3rd.
Sean from Daytrotter also assures us that the Daniel Johnston session
that they just recorded is "historic" he said "peoples will freak". Very exciting stuff,folks!
Itemlord tomorrow!!!!!!
-brian

Wayne Gretzky's favorite holiday

2009-03-17T17:49:00.000-04:00

ST. HAT-TRICK'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!

i made it up
-brian

Hat really did it

2009-03-17T16:08:00.000-04:00

MAILMAN IS BRINGIN US THE GOODS!!!!!

2009-03-06T12:40:00.001-05:00

ITEMLORD WILL BE HERE IN A MATTER OF DAYS!!!!!!
Within weeks it will be within your grasp!

ITEMLORD RELEASE DATE!

2009-02-20T11:34:00.002-05:00

"Heaps" More Videos!!!

2009-02-16T07:50:00.002-05:00

Hat Wallace here. I put some older Sw!ms videos up on YouTube... there's 2 songs from a "Big Art Show" in Philadelphia, a song from Hanlon's Grove in Scranton, and clips from an appearance on "Stories, Wisdom and Recipes." (Look for the recipe for Baccala/Cod in a few days). Too many to post here so I'll just send you a link to my YouTube page?

http://www.youtube.com/user/lazerfloyd

C'Moff it Live in Boston!

2009-02-10T23:27:00.001-05:00

aka whytheswimsarehungry.com

2009-02-10T17:00:00.000-05:00

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/
-BL

Technology You Can Use!!!

2009-02-10T12:48:00.000-05:00

http://bigmouth.here-n-there.com/

Yeah you're welcome!!!

-Hat

not nearly as good, but still pretty good

2009-02-09T15:22:00.000-05:00

-brian

LOOK WHAT HAT WALLACE FOUND!

2009-02-09T15:20:00.000-05:00

NU METAL BAND DOES SPINTO COVER!!!!!

2009-02-09T15:12:00.000-05:00

http://www.shark-dance.blogspot.com/

Maybe you know...?

2009-02-09T13:02:00.001-05:00

I was just thinking about those singing Big Mouth Billy Bass things. I was wondering, what is the worst that someone has been injured involving a Billy Bass? Maybe one was lying on the steps in the dark and a dad tripped on it and fell down the steps, and then to top it all off, the bass started singing to mock him? Maybe a girlfriend was kicking her boyfriend out of their apartment and throwing all his stuff out onto the street, and she threw the Billy Bass at him from a few floors up and gave him a concussion? Maybe someone was drunk and annoyed with it and put an M-80 in its mouth, and when it blew up a shard of the Billy Bass hit him in the eye?

-HAT W.

Ellen broke my heart!

2009-02-09T10:29:00.000-05:00

Other than lunch and Frasier, The Ellen show is the one thing I look forward to while I drink my crumby social worker coffee at my crumbsucking dayjob. Today is the day Ellen broke my heart. Show starts off with her walking onstage with JOSH GROBIN and goes on to announce that JOHN MAYER will be on the show. OH GOD MY HEART NEARLY PUKED! IT.....GETS.....WORSE......
During the commercial break they announce that JASON MRAZ will be on the show tomorrow! I'm not trying to be mean or snooty, but MR A-Z is my arch nemesis, my skeletor, my sauron, my vader, my bad guy from Cobra who's says "PIG!" A lot. Maaaaybe he might be a nice guy, I'm sorry for the negative behavior, I just can't believe she's dumping MRAZHOLE on me this early in the week. Oh Ellen, what have you done to me? Why are you doing this? I don't need this right now. Help!
Brian

Stay Tuned to This Blog -

2009-02-06T17:28:00.001-05:00

If you like The SW!MS, then prepare to be razzle dazzled!

What's in store in the future, you ask? Good question. How about: exclusive band news, videos, secret family recipes, behind the scenes stories, album updates, ancient magical spells, tour dates, artworks, etc. This is exciting!

xo
jim

Look, I............

2009-02-04T12:21:00.002-05:00

I've recently discovered that I am THE Mr. Bean of social networking sites.
Sorry,folks.
-brian

STOLEN: The Wind From My Sails

2009-02-04T11:02:00.000-05:00

So I guess Brian signed all of us up for this service which takes some information from you and, based upon that and other information it compiles from the internet, generates harsh, personalized put-downs and sends them directly to your inbox. Pretty cool stuff!

-Hat

ITEMLORD album cover!

2009-02-04T01:30:00.000-05:00

PHEW! I finally put my markers down and turned off photoshop. The art is DONE!
Today we just shipped out Itemlord to Wallride Records!
lookin at late March Early April. It will actually exist!
You're parents will believe you now! Your sister will
stop messing with your toothbrush! Your Dad will ask you to go outside and toss the old pigsack around!

Big fun release show to come!
-brian

just remembered the dream i had last night!

2009-02-03T20:25:00.000-05:00

I just remembered I had a dream that there was going to be some
Huge solar elcipse and the news was calling the event
"TOMORROW GETS LAID!"
-brian

TWITTER/FACEBOOK/MYSPACE/BLOGSPOT/GMAIL?!

2009-02-03T14:53:00.000-05:00

Im starting Sw!ms accounts with all of these! PHEW!

i feel like im taking out a bunch of credit cards!

Lookin forward to bloggin your parts off!

-brian