The Wild Swans "Bringing Home The Ashes" 2024-04-26 Throughout the '80s and '90s

Throughout the '80s and '90s

This song shakes loose some of The Mars Volta’s long-standing shibboleths and the dizzying

California based 4-piece punk/ska band fronted by future Rancid cohorts Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman who helped create the Gilman street punk scene that also spawned Green Day and AFI

The New Dark Ages

The Wild Swans "Bringing Home The Ashes" 2024-04-26 Throughout the '80s and '90sThe British post punk band the Wild Swans ventured into U2 territory on their 1988 debut album Bringing Home The Ashes. The haunting voice of Paul Simpson injects every track with emotional weight; whether he tries to convey joy or sorrow, his icy baritone chills to the bone. The album is about somebody coming of age, growing up in an age of war and trying to find comfort from God and love. The Wild Swans were never promoted as a Christian group, but