Swallows – “In the Shadow of the Seven Stars” Radio Campaign
Thanks so much to all of the college, community and AAA radio stations that are currently spinning songs from Swallows’ new album In the Shadow of the Seven Stars!
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Americana UK premieres Swallows’ new video for “The Boneyard”
Originally published on Americana UK on 3/2/21 Article by Andrew Frolish Here is the video premiere of the atmospheric new single from Minneapolis, Minnesota-based band Swallows. It’s taken from ‘InContinue readingAmericana UK premieres Swallows’ new video for “The Boneyard”
VENTS Magazine Interview with Swallows
Originally published in VENTS Magazine February 19, 2021 Hi guys, welcome to VENTS! How have you been? Hi, VENTS! Thanks for asking. Like everyone else, we’ve been dealing with theContinue readingVENTS Magazine Interview with Swallows
Swallows – “Ultraviolet” single and video now available
The latest single from Swallows’ new album In the Shadow of the Seven Stars is now available from Emperor Penguin Records on Bandcamp.com and on Apple Music. Listen to theContinue readingSwallows – “Ultraviolet” single and video now available
Seven Stars: A Vision Most Unwelcome
Portrait of Frances Coles In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Related song: The Boneyard Albert hadn’t imagined a crowd of this size would be traveling in mass to theContinue readingSeven Stars: A Vision Most Unwelcome
Seven Stars: The Fruitier and His Grapes
Spitalfields Market, London, in the early 1890s In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Related song: Wrecking Ball On Tuesday morning, Mr. Batchelor and Mr. Grand arrived at 44 BernerContinue readingSeven Stars: The Fruitier and His Grapes
Seven Stars: Kidney Won’t Spill the Beans
The Leman Street Police Station in the late 1800s In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Related song: Wrecking Ball A shabbily dressed man paced the lobby of the LemanContinue readingSeven Stars: Kidney Won’t Spill the Beans
Seven Stars: Of Laudanum and Luminescence
Oxford Street, Walworth, London Borough of Southwark, in the late 1800s In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Related song: Ultraviolet Albert couldn’t find his spectacles. Someone was in hisContinue readingSeven Stars: Of Laudanum and Luminescence
Seven Stars: Mr. Krantz and Mr. Moring
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Related song: Wrecking Ball The Goulston Street graffito as it was copied onto paper at the scene Krantz sat in his usual chairContinue readingSeven Stars: Mr. Krantz and Mr. Moring
Seven Stars: Murder at 40 Berner Street
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Related song: Wrecking Ball Elizabeth Stride (b. Elisabeth Gustafsdotter; aka Liz Stride, Long Liz, Anne Fitzgerald) “Haven’t you heard? A woman has beenContinue readingSeven Stars: Murder at 40 Berner Street
Swallows “Wrecking Ball” Single Now Available
The “Wrecking Ball” single from Swallows’ new album In the Shadow of the Seven Stars is now available as a pre-release download purchase for $1.00 through Emperor Penguin Records forContinue readingSwallows “Wrecking Ball” Single Now Available
Seven Stars Radio Campaign Kicks Off on Feb 2
The radio campaign for In the Shadow of the Seven Stars begins in earnest on February 2, 2021. The mailings have all gone out and the band is dropping itsContinue readingSeven Stars Radio Campaign Kicks Off on Feb 2
George Chapman’s imaginary childhood in America
George Chapman (a.k.a., Seweryn Klosowski), Jack the Ripper suspect and convicted Borough Poisoner In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper From the Broadford Courier and Reedy CreekContinue readingGeorge Chapman’s imaginary childhood in America
Leah Horne’s Reflections on Swallows’ “Seven Stars”
Musician and writer Leah Horne Musician, writer and friend of the band Leah Horne, who has collaborated with Swallows’ lead guitarist Brett Hansen in more than one of his formerContinue readingLeah Horne’s Reflections on Swallows’ “Seven Stars”
Chief Inspector Abberline Implicates Klosowski
Illustration of Frederick Abberline, Chief Detective Inspector of Scotland Yard In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper The Chief Detective Inspector’s Case The following Pall Mall GazetteContinue readingChief Inspector Abberline Implicates Klosowski
The Russian Doctor Theory
Newspaper article from 1889 that introduces the Russian doctor theory In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8492, 7 June 1889 ANOTHERContinue readingThe Russian Doctor Theory
Ripper-mania Grips London
George Hutchinson's November 12, 1888 statement to the Metropolitan Police In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper An Eyewitness Account Goes Viral The description of Jack theContinue readingRipper-mania Grips London
Seweryn Klosowski – Origins of a Killer
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Jack the Ripper suspect Seweryn (a.k.a., Severin, Severyn, Severino) Antoniovich Klosowski (a.k.a. George Chapman) was born in the Polish villageContinue readingSeweryn Klosowski – Origins of a Killer
The Colorado Connection
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related song: Gravediggers E.C. Postmark from the October 29, “Jack” letter to Dr. Openshaw at the London Hospital A LetterContinue readingThe Colorado Connection
Tewkesbury Buildings – Whitechapel High Street
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related song: Wrecking Ball Map showing the Whitechapel murder locations between 1888 and 1891 and the apartment where serial murdererContinue readingTewkesbury Buildings – Whitechapel High Street
San Francisco’s Barbary Coast
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Pacific Street on San Francisco’s Barbary Coast circa 1900 Related song: Round About Me During the last half of theContinue readingSan Francisco’s Barbary Coast
The Murder of Carrie Brown
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Portrait of Carrie Brown Related songs: Grace One of the few alleged Ripper victims actually to have been killed outsideContinue readingThe Murder of Carrie Brown
Swallow Gardens
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Frances Coles body is discovered in Swallow Gardens Related songs: The Boneyard and Dead and Gone Swallow Gardens was aContinue readingSwallow Gardens
Frances Coles’ Tragic Last Days
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related songs: In the Shadow of the Seven Stars and Dead and Gone Illustrated Police News depiction of the eventsContinue readingFrances Coles’ Tragic Last Days
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1880s Publicity photo of Actor Richard Mansfield as Dr Jekyll In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related songs: Watertight and Grace The Strange Case of DrContinue readingThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Aboard the SS Westernland
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related song: Watertight Aboard the SS Westernland The Red Star Line’s SS Westernland The steam ship Westernland was built forContinue readingAboard the SS Westernland
The Sun Dance Ceremony
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related song: Smoke of Sage Wiwanke Wachipi – The Sun Dance Reprinted from the Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural CenterContinue readingThe Sun Dance Ceremony
The Ghost Dance Ceremony
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related song: Smoke of Sage The Ghost Dance Adapted from Folklife Today article by Stephanie Hall The Ghost Dance wasContinue readingThe Ghost Dance Ceremony
The Buffalo Gap Massacre
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related song: Ten Miles Down The Buffalo Gap Massacre December 10, 1890 Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, circa 1900 A fewContinue readingThe Buffalo Gap Massacre
The London Necropolis Railway
In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Album Background ResearchRelated song: Gravediggers London Necropolis Railway: The Train For The Dead by Kaushik Patowary Amusing Planet It wasContinue readingThe London Necropolis Railway
The Seven Stars Story
The Crown and Seven Stars Public House (photo from 1970s) Another Murder in Whitechapel! Frances Coles was murdered in the early morning hours of Friday, February 13, 1891, under aContinue readingThe Seven Stars Story
Lyrics – Round About Me
From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Round About Me Corner of Commercial and Kearny Streets, San Francisco, ca. 1888 Over the mountains Over the sea Calling myContinue readingLyrics – Round About Me
Lyrics – Gravediggers
London disinfectors during the 1870s cholera epidemic From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Gravediggers High, low, everywhere that I go Run but I can’t slow it downContinue readingLyrics – Gravediggers
Lyrics – Ten Miles Down
From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Ten Miles Down Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, Railroad Depot Ten miles Beyond the last homestead Ten miles down Where the bulrushContinue readingLyrics – Ten Miles Down
Lyrics – Watertight
From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars The SS Westernland traverses a stormy Atlantic Ocean Watertight Jack, climb back in the hull Stow the sails and oars BattenedContinue readingLyrics – Watertight
Lyrics – Dead and Gone
From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Dead and Gone A common lodging house in Victorian Whitechapel Thought I’d follow you to the dying lands From the chapelContinue readingLyrics – Dead and Gone
Lyrics – Ultraviolet
From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Ultraviolet Depiction of a Victorian London opium den About Ultraviolet DATE: Tuesday, March 3, 1891 LOCATION: Walworth, London Borough of SouthwarkContinue readingLyrics – Ultraviolet
Lyrics – Grace
From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Grace The Brooklyn Bridge and New York City Skyline in the late 1800s Oh, it’s better when you’re gone Oh, it’sContinue readingLyrics – Grace
Lyrics – Wrecking Ball
Map showing the locations of many of the unsolved Whitechapel and Spitalfields murders between 1888 and 1891. Photo: Courtesy of Randy Williams. From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the SevenContinue readingLyrics – Wrecking Ball
Lyrics – In the Shadow of the Seven Stars
An 1891 depiction of the crime scene by French illustrator and engraver Fortuné Méaulle From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars In the Shadow of the Seven StarsContinue readingLyrics – In the Shadow of the Seven Stars
The Funeral of Frances Coles
The Standard, Thursday, February 26, 1891 In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related song: The Boneyard Source: The Echo, Thursday February 26, 1891, Page 5 WHITECHAPELContinue readingThe Funeral of Frances Coles
Lyrics – The Boneyard
Inside the East London Cemetery From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars The Boneyard A coal sky Frames her hollow face Pale with sorrow Bloodless, paper skin ThroughContinue readingLyrics – The Boneyard
Lyrics – Bring Your Dead Back Home
Victorian Spirit Photography From Swallows’ In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Bring Your Dead Back Home Bring your dead back home Bring your dead back Kali, Allah, Santería BringContinue readingLyrics – Bring Your Dead Back Home
Leonora Piper, Turn-of-the-Century Medium
Leonora Piper, Trance Medium In the Shadow of the Seven Stars Hunting the Ripper Related song: Bring Your Dead Back Home Article by Caitlin Schneider Reprinted from Mental Floss OctoberContinue readingLeonora Piper, Turn-of-the-Century Medium
Divide and Conquer Review of The Side Effects EP
Review by Jay Freeman Divide and Conquer Magazine 3.8 out of 5 Stars The Side Effects is a three-piece, post-punk hard rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota that formed in 2018.Continue readingDivide and Conquer Review of The Side Effects EP
EPR Release by the David Foster Wallace Project Nominated for 2020 Independent Music Award
On 4/9/20 we received news that The David Foster Wallace Project by Tyson Allison and Aaron Kerr is up for “Concept Album” at this year’s Independent Music Awards! We areContinue readingEPR Release by the David Foster Wallace Project Nominated for 2020 Independent Music Award
Popmagazine Heaven’s Review of “Deep in the Waves”
Review by Pieter Wijnstekers Popmagazine Heaven 3.5/4 Stars “Behind the name J.Briozo is an offshoot of the American roots roots band Swallows. The band is the brainchild of Swallows frontmanContinue readingPopmagazine Heaven’s Review of “Deep in the Waves”
FolkWorld Review of “Deep in the Waves”
By David Hintz FolkWorld “This is a good solid album full of folk-rock and singer-songwriter material. There are delicate songs of introspection and street-tough folk rockers that showcase this fineContinue readingFolkWorld Review of “Deep in the Waves”