The Swift Drag is a southern-gothic-psychedelic rock duo from Austin, Texas fronted by singer/writer/guitarist Will Evans and backed by David Jobe on drums.
Their debut digital release, We Won’t Need That - EP, features a total of five songs, four of which were tracked live in a single eight hour studio session and a bonus track that was recorded at a later date in the band’s rehearsal space. “The end goal was to do our absolute best with the limited time and resources we had, which boiled down to capturing the full raw sound that we enjoy most when we play live,” says Jobe.
At first glance The Swift Drag is easily categorized alongside famous duo trail blazers The White Stripes and The Black Keys, but ultimately take their musical influences from 70’s rock, blues greats, 90’s grunge and even trip hop. Be prepared for heavy hitting drums, droning guitar riffs, and moody vocals which contrast with moments of melodic release. “Creating a massively layered sound with only...
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The Swift Drag is a southern-gothic-psychedelic rock duo from Austin, Texas fronted by singer/writer/guitarist Will Evans and backed by David Jobe on drums.
Their debut digital release, We Won’t Need That - EP, features a total of five songs, four of which were tracked live in a single eight hour studio session and a bonus track that was recorded at a later date in the band’s rehearsal space. “The end goal was to do our absolute best with the limited time and resources we had, which boiled down to capturing the full raw sound that we enjoy most when we play live,” says Jobe.
At first glance The Swift Drag is easily categorized alongside famous duo trail blazers The White Stripes and The Black Keys, but ultimately take their musical influences from 70’s rock, blues greats, 90’s grunge and even trip hop. Be prepared for heavy hitting drums, droning guitar riffs, and moody vocals which contrast with moments of melodic release. “Creating a massively layered sound with only guitar, drums and vocals has become an obsession of mine,” says Evans. “I’m always experimenting with new ways to simultaneously orchestrate multiple effects to create depth in our songs and I’m excited to showcase some of those ideas on our first release.”
When the band formed in 2013, Austinite Will Evans was already well into the process of developing his layered guitar playing style and had written new music in anticipation of finding a drummer that was hip to the idea of joining a rock duo. The search proved more difficult than he thought and in a final effort he posted an online musician wanted ad to which David Jobe replied. New to Austin and fresh from Muskogee, Oklahoma, David was eager to jump into the Austin music scene. After a quick lunch meeting to discuss their musical compatibility, they both agreed to an impromptu house jam to test the waters. To each other’s surprise, their styles meshed exceedingly well and David was on board in no time. Within a few months after meeting, the band was ready to play live. In the words of an unsuspecting barfly, "This ain't no plug in a guitar and strum some cords over drums type of duo.”
