Swervedriver return. But wait, there's more.

Swervedriver came back last year; this year, though, they're releasing music for the first time in a decade and a half.

That would be enough to get us all giddy. But can you make us giddier, Line Of Best Fit?

“Deep Wound” was previewed live last year and finally experiences a standalone release this week. The track features Ride‘s Mark Gardener on backing vocals too.

Giddy-to-falling-over-levels.

Going Blank Again again

Good news: to mark the 20th anniversary of Going Blank Again, Mark Gardener is going to do some dates.

Less good news:

Now Gardener has booked shows in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles in June and will play three cities — Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne — in Australia this August, with additional shows expected in Japan and Germany, according to his website.

Depending on where you are, that's less good news, I suppose.

Like a Daydream? Ride reunion rumours rise, rebuffed

In what is a slightly less than fraternal approach to the news, NME.com is denying a story carried by sister magazine website Uncut.co.uk. Uncut reports that Andy Bell is on the point of bringing about a Ride reunion; NME talks to Dave Newton, the band's manager, who suggests it isn't going to happen:

"This point in time would be the least likely for this kind of thing to happen - they're all very busy at the moment with individual commitments and very full schedules. Having said that, if the organisers of NXNW want to get in touch with an offer, I'd have to put it to the boys."

Which is a pity - we'd quite like a Ride reunion, providing Andy Bell's current boss can be persuaded not to turn up and spoil things.

Going Blank Again

Back when No Rock had more hair and our eyes sparkled brightly with hope and dreams, our lives were soundtracked by Ride. So, we're delighted to hear that the sessions recorded for Channel 4's Sonic Youth show have been released as an ep, Coming Up For Air.
Meanwhile, in the US, the long awaited release of wrap-up set OX4 is going to have extra tracks exclusive to the US, allowing you to buy the album all over again on import. Although, to be honest, as much as we love Ride, "a track that got chopped off Going Blank Again" isn't the most tempting recommendation we've ever heard.

Now, about that The Charlottes box set we've been wanting...