Swell Maps: C21 (Vinyl LP) Bennie Maupin The Pleasant Grey

The Pleasant Grey

Parker completely reinterprets the song taking into a New Orleans funk realm

where desire and passion are in conflict with comfort

and serve only to imbue the relentless and restless forward motion of the band

continuous entity

Swell Maps: C21 (Vinyl LP) Bennie Maupin The Pleasant GreyOne of the first punk bands to set up an "indie" label, they were also pioneers of "alternative" music, mixing punk with experimental sounds. Swell Maps released four singles and two albums in a brief but eventful career, in partnership with Rough Trade, topping UK indie charts and influencing acts including Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Stereolab, and Blur. The original line up split in 1980, but still their studio albums, A Trip To Marineville and Jane From