| Ednaswap | |
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| Ednaswap circa 1995 Ednaswap circa 1995 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres | Alternative rock Grunge Hard rock Pop rock |
| Years active | 1993–1999 |
| Labels | Eastwest Records Island Records |
| Associated acts | Annetenna Autolux |
| Website | Now inactive |
| Members | |
| Anne Preven - Vocals Rusty Anderson - Guitar Scott Cutler - Guitar Paul Bushnell - Bass Scot Coogan - Drums |
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| Past members | |
| Carla Azar - Drums | |
Ednaswap was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, United States, that existed between 1993 and 1998. Over a span of five years, the band released four major label records on East West, Elektra Records and Island Records. The band is known for their song "Torn", which appeared on their debut album and was later covered by Trine Rein and Natalie Imbruglia.
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History [link]
In 1993, songwriters Scott Cutler and Anne Preven invited Rusty Anderson, Paul Bushnell and Carla Azar to join their new band, Ednaswap. Frontwoman Anne Preven came up with the band's name after she dreamed she was in a band of the same name that was so bad they were booed off-stage.[1]
Soon after recording an acoustic demo, the band was signed with the EastWest label. Ednaswap's self-titled 1995 album was the band's only record for EastWest, and the album was never put into wide release. Ednaswap was released from their contract after the album was out. The band was immediately signed by Island Records. During this time, they briefly called themselves Edna Swap rather than Ednaswap.
In 1997, Wacko Magneto was their first full-length album to be put into wide release, with an unquestionably grungy Hard rock sound with some similarities to Veruca Salt and Live Through This-era Hole. One of the tracks from Wacko Magneto, "Torn", was covered by Natalie Imbruglia, reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and number one on airplay around the world. It was number one on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. The single went on to sell over a million copies in the United Kingdom alone. However, Imbruglia's version of the song failed to stir up interest in the group's third (and final) LP, 1998's Wonderland Park, and Ednaswap subsequently disbanded on April 12, 1999.[2][3]
Like many bands, Ednaswap's sound evolved with nearly every release. Their self-titled debut could be best described as Post-grunge, but Chicken and Wacko Magneto were unquestionably grungy Hard rock with some similarities to Veruca Salt and Live Through This-era Hole. Wacko was also described by one reviewer as a "Sex Pistols, Mick Ronson, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix smoothie". Wonderland Park further altered their sound. It was an extremely melodic Pop rock album with some harder edges than most, again similar to Hole in both musical direction and timing. Before their dissolution, the band stated that they could have easily seen a return to the hardness of Wacko Magneto, and while no songs were ever recorded after Wonderland Park to back up this statement, Annetenna's work showed an even more polished Pop sound than Wonderland Park
Members [link]
- Anne Preven - Vocals
- Rusty Anderson - Guitar
- Scott Cutler - Guitar
- Paul Bushnell - Bass
- Carla Azar (later replaced by Scot Coogan) - Drums
Discography [link]
| Release year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Ednaswap |
| 1997 | Wacko Magneto |
| 1998 | Wonderland Park |
References [link]
- ^ Ankeny, Jason, Ednaswap Biography, All Music Guide, https://music.yahoo.com/ar-313910-bio--Ednaswap, retrieved 2009-01-19
- ^ Ednaswap Biography, https://www.answers.com/topic/ednaswap, retrieved 2009-01-19
- ^ Artist Direct - Ednaswap, https://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,515749,00.html, retrieved 2009-01-19
External links [link]
https://wn.com/Ednaswap
Ednaswap (album)
Ednaswap is the first album by Los Angeles band Ednaswap, released in 1995 by East West Records. It was the band's only record for the East West record label. The album was never put into wide release and the band has said that it was a disappointing experience. They were released from their contract after the album was out. Ednaswap was almost immediately signed by Island Records.
Natalie Imbruglia covered the song "Torn" for her 1997 debut album Left of the Middle. Sinéad O'Connor covered the song "The State I'm In" for her 2000 album "Faith And Courage"
Track listing
All music by Preven/Cutler; Lyrics by Preven
Release
The release of the album was hampered by many issues. The band has said that while recording, East West disliked their sound, finding them to be too grungy. Anne Preven stated that she believed they were signed "too early" after having written only four songs, and never having performed in front of a live audience. The label apparently wanted them to take a more acoustic, pop direction. The album was released, but Eastwest put no effort into promoting it and balked at supporting Ednaswap on tour, even when they were asked by popular band No Doubt to tour with them (Ednaswap was even mentioned in the liner notes of No Doubt's 1995 album Tragic Kingdom). These issues contributed to Ednaswap's departure from East West.
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