Swervedriver

United Kingdom, 1989–now

English band formed in Oxford in 1989. Raise and Mezcal Head combine shoegaze guitar texture with harder rock rhythm and driving-related imagery.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Swervedriver and 0 artists Swervedriver influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Swervedriver?

• Dinosaur Jr. — Franklin has named Dinosaur Jr among the American engines of Swervedriver's sound — solos and torque inside the haze.
• Sonic Youth — Sonic Youth's tunings and squall are the other documented American pole of Swervedriver's guitars.