Draft:The Sway

The Sway are an English indie rock band from London which formed in 1989 as Heavens Echo before changing the name to The Sway in 1991.

The bands influrences include Echo & the Bunnymen , The Cure , Simple Minds , The House of Love and The Doors. The band spent early years playing local venues in London beofre signing a record deal with Bad Habits Records^[1]. In 1994 the band released the Silk^[2] EP. The Sway toured the UK early 1994 supporting S*M*A*S*H and The Wishplants. On their home town show the band were supported by Scottish group Travis. ^[3]

In the summer of 1994 the band recorded their second EP , Going Blind^[4]. This would feature Helen Terry^[5] on backing vocals. The Sway would record Going Blind's video in London in December 1994 with film maker Han Foo-Qune ^[6] The EP wouldn't be released until early 1995. The Sway continued to tour the UK playing many festivals around the UK as well as The Marquee^[7] in London The Sway were Midlands artist of the week. The bands last concert would be at the BBC MUSIC LIVE 95 in Birmingham , England. In June 1995 singer David Casson left the band and The Sway were put on hold for a few years.

The Sway got back together in 2008 for play a The East Barnet Music Festival^[8] and began work on an album which would be released on their own label Famish Records. The album When Worlds Collide^[9] was released in the summer of 2011 via iTunes and other streaming services.

The Sway was again put on hiatus until late 2023 when they reunited to record a 35 year celebration EP. The band entered Sick Room Studios with Magoo musician Owen Turner^[10] as producer to start recording in Sept 2024.^[11]

• "When Worlds Collide" (2011), Famish Records ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

• "Silk EP" (1994), Bad Habits Records ^{[16] [17]}
• "Going Blind EP" (1995), Bad Habits Records ^[18]

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