Swirl

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Swirl were a Sydney, Australia-based indie rock band, formed around 1990, who released three albums. Their debut Aurora (1992) was mostly rock with some shoegazer elements, such as extensive use of guitar fuzz and reverb on vocals. Their next album, 1994's The Last Unicorn went further into shoegazing territory, with layered, feedback-washed guitar solos and ambient instrumental tracks between songs; it also featured a guest performance by Lara Goodridge, later of the FourPlay String Quartet, on violin. In subsequent years, Swirl released a few EPs and played live in Sydney, Melbourne and other Australian cities.

Their last album, Light Fill My Room, was released in 2001 on independent record label Um & Ah; it had been recorded a few years earlier and financed by Festival Mushroom Records, although the major label dropped them and the release was thus held up. Light Fill My Room was a more polished, radio-friendly affair; it had elements of Swirl's shoegazing sound, but also ballads and even a children's choir on one song. Swirl broke up in December of 2002; the various members are pursuing other musical projects.

Members

• Ben Aylward (Guitar/vocals) Ben's new project Beautiful World MySpace
• Nicola Schultz (Bass/vocals) (departed 1997) Nicola Schultz MySpace
• David Lord (drums/percussion)
• Keira Hodgkison (Guitar/vocals) (joined 1997) Keira's Myspace site Keira's web page
• Richard Anderson (Bass) (joined 1997)

Discography

Albums

• Aurora album (1992, Half A Cow)
• The Last Unicorn album (1994, Half A Cow/Regular/Festival)
• The Last Unicorn album (1995, Half A Cow/Polydor)
• Light Fill My Room album (2001, Um & Ah)

The two releases of The Last Unicorn had different track orders.

EPs

• Swirl EP (1991, Half A Cow)
• Touch EP (1992, Half A Cow/Regular/Festival)
• The Last Unicorn EP (1995, Half A Cow/Mercury Records)
• On My Own EP (1996, Half A Cow/Mercury Records)

Compilations

Half A Cow "Compilation" (1993, HAC28)

External links

• Official website (not updated since 2001)
• MySpace site featuring band's music
• Biography on Half a Cow record

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