Blue Swan Records

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Blue Swan Records
Blue Swan Records - logo.jpeg
Founded2013 (2013)
FounderWill Swan
Distributor(s)BMG Rights Management
(2021–present)
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationSacramento, California
Official websiteblueswanrecords.com

Blue Swan Records is an American record label based in Sacramento, California.[1][2] The label was founded by American musician and Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan and has hosted a variety of post-hardcore, metalcore, and progressive rock bands. In 2021, the label signed a publishing contract with BMG Rights Management and partnered with Rise Records.

The label's first release was the debut studio album Living Creatures by Stolas, released on March 14, 2013. The most recent release, Eidola's fourth studio album, The Architect, was released on September 17, 2021.

Background[]

Blue Swan Records was launched by Dance Gavin Dance lead guitarist Will Swan in early 2013. Swan serves as CEO and founder. Sergio Medina, the guitarist for the bands Royal Coda and Eidola, serves as Vice President. The label coined the term "swancore", referring to the dynamic and technical playing style which is characteristic of the bands on its roster.[3] On February 18, 2021, it was announced that Blue Swan Records had partnered with Rise Records.[4]

Roster[]

Releases[]

Album Artist Release date Reference
Living Creatures Stolas March 14, 2013 [15]
Sianvar (EP) Sianvar January 5, 2014 [16]
Everything Is Beautiful Kurt Travis May 14, 2014 [17]
Secret Band (EP) Secret Band June 3, 2014 [18]
Secret Band Secret Band July 31, 2014 [19]
Wake Hail the Sun September 23, 2014 [20]
Allomaternal Stolas November 7, 2014 [21]
Degeneraterra Eidola May 5, 2015 [22]
Taxonomy Oranges September 22, 2015 [23]
Pilot Waves Icarus the Owl October 16, 2015 [24]
Wolf & Bear x Adventurer Wolf & Bear
Adventurer		 May 20, 2016 [25]
Stay Lost Sianvar August 4, 2016 [26]
Ghost Spirit Ghost Spirit March 5, 2017 [27]
To Speak, To Listen Eidola June 2, 2017 [28]
Sacred Grove Adventurer September 8, 2017 [29]
Everything Is Going Grey Wolf & Bear October 3, 2017 [30]
Rearm Circuits Icarus the Owl December 7, 2017 [31]
Royal Coda Royal Coda April 27, 2018 [32]
Grey Sessions Wolf & Bear June 5, 2018 [33]
Ghost Spirit / Frail Hands Split LP Ghost Spirit
Frail Hands		 August 24, 2018 [34]
The Whole Story (EP) Thomas Erak November 30, 2018 [35]
There's A Place I Want To Take You Kurt Travis May 17, 2019 [36]
Hourglass Ghost Spirit October 16, 2019 [37]
Compassion Royal Coda November 7, 2019 [38]
The Architect Eidola September 17, 2021 [39]

References[]

  1. ^ "Introducing the Artists of Blue Swan Records". Behind the Curtains Media. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Career Spotlight: Will Swan (Blue Swan Records)". Kill The Music. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Timeline Photos - Blue Swan Records - Facebook". Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Dowd, Rachael (February 18, 2021). "Blue Swan Records partners with Rise Records/BMG". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Blue Swan Records [@BlueSwanRecords] (March 5, 2017). "Welcome to the Blue Swan Records family, Ghost Spirit! t.co/0ryZBgXp4b t.co/Fgp7UPKigO" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Icarus the Owl". Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Blue Swan Records [@BlueSwanRecords] (September 13, 2020). "Tomorrow we welcome Moondough. t.co/I9Ru6Rk5Gn" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Silver Tongue". Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via www.facebook.com.
  9. ^ "Sianvar". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Secret Band". Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  11. ^ Adventurer [@AdventurerMI] (December 24, 2019). "@DGDthenews Nope, We've been completely independent all year!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Eidola". Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  13. ^ Blue Swan Records [@BlueSwanRecords] (January 28, 2018). "Please welcome Royal Coda to Blue Swan Records! @RoyalCoda is: Kurt Travis Sergio Medina Joe Arrington t.co/04iozPmKo5" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Wolf & Bear". Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  15. ^ "Living Creatures - Stolas". Stolas. March 14, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  16. ^ "Sianvar EP - Sianvar". Sianvar. January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  17. ^ "Everything Is Beautiful - kurt travis". kurt travis. May 14, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  18. ^ "Secret Band EP - Secret Band". Secret Band. June 3, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  19. ^ "SECRET BAND S/T FULL LENGTH - Secret Band". Secret Band. July 31, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  20. ^ "Wake - Hail The Sun". Hail The Sun. September 23, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  21. ^ "Allomaternal - Stolas". Stolas. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  22. ^ "Degeneraterra - Eidola". Eidola. May 5, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  23. ^ "Taxonomy - Oranges". Oranges. September 22, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  24. ^ "Pilot Waves, by Icarus The Owl". Icarus The Owl. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  25. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  26. ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved February 21, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  27. ^ "Hourglass, by Ghost Spirit". Ghost Spirit. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  28. ^ "To Speak, To Listen, by Eidola". Eidola. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  29. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  30. ^ Blue Swan Records [@BlueSwanRecords] (October 3, 2017). "Wolf & Bear / "Everything Is Going Grey" OUT NOW! Purchase your copy: MERCHNOW: t.co/K9InSgeoi8 SPOTIFY: t.co/F5PjRJq610 t.co/BVtPrLOAeX" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "Icarus The Owl Releases New Album 'Rearm Circuits' via Blue Swan Records". December 7, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  32. ^ Royal Coda [@RoyalCoda] (January 30, 2018). "Royal Coda | Spring 2018 t.co/LtXOkcOGsb" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  33. ^ "Grey Sessions (Live) - EP by Wolf & Bear". Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via music.apple.com.
  34. ^ "Ghost Spirit - Sick Dreams". Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via www.facebook.com.
  35. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  36. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  37. ^ "Ghost Spirit". Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via www.facebook.com.
  38. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  39. ^ @eidola (June 29, 2021). "Thank you for waiting. Our new album The Architect available on September 17th, 2021.Pre-Order:…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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