The Black Swans

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Name = The Black Swans


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Origin = Columbus, Ohio
Genre = Blues-rock Indie rock Folk rock
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = La Société Expéditionnaire Delmore Recording Society Bwatue Records
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Current_members = Jerry DeCicca Noel Sayre
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"The Black Swans" are an indie rock band known for their genre-defying sound and deeply personal and sad lyrics. Jerry DeCicca (vocals and acoustic guitar) and Noel Sayre (viola and violin) form the core of the band. Their debut and only full-length album, "Who Will Walk in the Darkness With You?" features Milan Karcic (electric guitar), Matt Surgeson (electric bass, double bass), Joe Peppercorn (piano), and Jovan Karcic (drums). The "Sex Brain" EP features Canaan Faulkner (bass), Chris Forbes (electric guitar), Keith Hanlon (drums, electric guitar), Sarah Jurcyk (backing vocals), and Horace Roscoe (alto saxophone). Amy Alwood and Cassie Lewis are also listed as group members. The Black Swans have toured America with such notable indie artists as Okkervil River, and Early Day Miners. Their 2nd full length album, "Change!", was released on November 6, 2007 by La Société Expéditionnaire on CD and LP. It features the same core band of DeCicca, Sayre, Faulkner, Forbes and Hanlon that appeared on "Sex Brain", as well as appearances by Peppercorn on piano and Amy Alwood on backing vocals. It was recorded in Forbes' living room by Hanlon and mixed by Hanlon and DeCicca at Gidget Sound in Columbus, Ohio.

Founding member Noel Sayre died of an apparent heart attack on July 3, 2008 aged 37. He had been on life-support since July 1 after almost drowning in a community pool in Wheelersburg, Ohio. [ [http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/07/03/sayre_obit.html?sid=101 Noel Sayre: Obituary] ]

Discography

Albums

*"Who Will Walk in the Darkness With You?" - CD (November 9, 2004) Delmore Recording Society
*"Change!" - CD and LP (November 6, 2007) La Société Expéditionnaire

EPs

*"Sex Brain" - CD (March 21, 2006) Bwatue Records

References

External links

* [http://www.theblackswans.com The Black Swans Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theblackswans The Black Swans Official MySpace Site]
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38480/Black_Swans_Tour_East_Coast News on 2006 tour and "Change!" CD release]