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THE SWOON made a lot of noise.

In the late 1980s, a cacophonous noise shattered the peace of the great plains. A commotion of drums, guitars, and teenage angst came tumbling out of a Cottonwood, MN garage, staggered about, shook itself off, and called itself THE SWOON. A few short years later, the band vanished without a trace and the prairie hush resumed. This website collects the memories, revisits the noise, and writes the epitaph. If you want SWOON nostalgia or you just kinda like that end-of-the-eighties vibe, subscribe at the bottom of the page.

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Epiphany

THE SWOON recorded “Epiphany” during a live rehearsal in January 1989 along with a batch of other material in preparation for the Neverland recordings. The song never made it to studio.

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Sister Mary Francis

How the legend of a witch’s grave inspired THE SWOON’s song “Sister Mary Francis” and Megadeth’s “Mary Jane.”

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Medicine

“Medicine” was in the set list for a long time, and it was one of the songs that we submitted for inclusion in the Neverland project, but it didn’t make the selection for the studio work.

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The SWOON on MPR

THE SWOON performs a live version of “Tea of China” on Minnesota Public Radio in 1991.

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