In 2012, Swervedriver reunited for a late night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel and a handful of live shows. At the time things were looking up for Swervie fans, especially after the band debuted a new track, "Deep Wound," on Kimmel. The band indicated in interviews that other new music was in the works (in April 2012 leader Adam Franklin disclosed they were planning to do some new music, but didn't have firm plans for a record or release. In a separate April 2012 interview the possibility of new music was discussed with Glasgowest and Franklin again said they were working on new stuff but that they'll "see how that goes.") Not too surprisingly, nothing new has surfaced from Swervedriver.
While we may or may not hear new music from Swervedriver in the future, some new music from Franklin is indeed on the way, and soon. Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody has three full length releases under its belt, and a fourth one is coming this summer. On July 16th Black Horses, the follow up to the 2010's album, I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years, will be released. Pre-order now through iTunes. A listing for Amazon and Goodnight Records will be available soon. Check out the tracklisting and cover art for the album is posted below.
01. Asha
02. When I Love You (I Love You All The While)
03. I Used To Live For Music
04. Boocat Leah
05. Shining Somewhere (Horses version)
06. Passenger Train, Warped By The Rain
07. Coda Code
08. I Used To Live For A Thousand Years
09. Boom!
10. Long Way Home
Meanwhile Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody have created a video for the 2012 track "I Want You Right Now" featuring Mad Men actress Jessica Pare. Check out the awesomeness via Old Waver (who you can also follow on Twitter here) below:
Fans can stream previous releases from Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody over on Bandcamp.