{"product_id":"swell-maps-c21","title":"Swell Maps - C21","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne 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 Occupied Europe, attract new generations of enthusiasts. In 2021, Jowe organised performances with ten musicians to play a diverse selection of Maps material over two consecutive nights at London's Cafe Oto, and did it again at the Rough Trade launch for Jowe's book on Swell Maps in 2022. Concerts followed across the UK and Europe, with more planned. This ongoing project has resulted in a new studio album, C21, released through Tiny Global Productions. The material was composed at various times between 1979 and the present, including older songs never recorded professionally, a remake of Soundtracks' astonishing Jelly Babies and plenty of surprises. C21 offers memorable melodies, wild riffs with super hooks, yet never veers from their adventurous spirit, radical ideas and eccentric musical shapes. The current collective of musicians features: Jowe Head, David Callahan of Wolfhounds \/ Moonshake \/ solo fame, Jeff Bloom out from Television Personalities, Alternative TV's Lee McFadden, Lucie Rejchrtova (Crazy World Of Arthur Brown), Chloe Herington from chamber rock faves Chrome Hoof, and Luke Haines, who led Auteurs and Black Box Recorder and plays with REM's Peter Buck. SWELL MAPS will be performing throughout 2026 across the UK and Europe and are proud to present this stellar document, which maintains the group's devotion to D-I-Y ideals and impulses. The vinyl album covers were hand-screened and stamped by a feminist cooperative in Valencia, Spain and are offered in three randomly picked variants. The Guardian is going to run a 1400-word piece on the release.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 A Morning Star\u003cbr\u003e2 Foam Rubber Wedding\u003cbr\u003e3 Vertical Take-Off and Landing\u003cbr\u003e4 Crow Crow\u003cbr\u003e5 Jelly Babies\u003cbr\u003e6 From Head To Phones\u003cbr\u003e7 Johnny Seven\u003cbr\u003e8 HAK Utopia\u003cbr\u003e9 Water Ev'rywhere\u003cbr\u003e10 Saved By The Warts\u003cbr\u003e11 Tele Visions\u003cbr\u003e12 Au Rora\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: vinyl LP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tiny Global Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e: Post-punk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number\u003c\/strong\u003e: LSE0008LP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0798234006386\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pre-orders\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eIf unsealed, we ship records with the LP outside the sleeve to avoid seam splits.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":55493794922872,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0342\/2497\/files\/SwellMaps-C21.jpg?v=1772996581","url":"https:\/\/www.southrecordshop.com\/products\/swell-maps-c21","provider":"South Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}