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and Blackout Beach;

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, Hello, Blue Roses, and

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; and

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and Frog Eyes.

History

The group originally performed under the moniker "Thunder Cloud"; after discovering another band with that name, they changed to Swan Lake. The band released their debut album '' Beast Moans'' in November 2006 through

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. The album was named by Mercer after Krug described the sound as "a boar dying in a tar pit", and featured a cover design by Daniel Murphy."Milwaukee designer gets album covers rocking"
''Ironwood Daily Globe'', January 15, 2014, Ironwood, Michigan '' Enemy Mine'', the second album from Swan Lake, was released in March 2009. The nine-song album was recorded in

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in early 2008. The band claimed it took a more focused effort on collaborative song writing on ''Enemy Mine'', instead of the

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mash of styles heard on ''Beast Moans.

Members

: Keyboard, Guitar, Vocals * Carey Mercer: Guitar, Vocals *

: Guitar, Vocals

Discography

* '' Beast Moans'' (2006),

* '' Enemy Mine'' (2009), Jagjaguwar

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swan Lake Canadian indie rock groups Jagjaguwar artists Musical groups established in 2006 Rock music supergroups Musical groups disestablished in 2009 2006 establishments in Canada 2009 disestablishments in Canada