Swears are a fuzzy alternative rock band originating from Middlesbrough, drawing influences from grunge, punk, doom, and pop. The band consists of Joel Clayton, Craig Hughes and Cypriot brothers George and Stephanos Louca. Every member of the band has been gigging and touring for a number of years and after a lot of spontaneous jamming on stage and collaborating in numerous side projects, they decided to make it Facebook official.
The bands third single Righteous Din is out July 27th. Inspired by a chance-meeting the singer, Joel had with an old couple preaching the word of God while warning of imminent doom; it deals with the threat of nuclear annihilation. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the song revolves around the concept of a party/gig in a nuclear bunker as the bombs fall overhead. The meaning of “Righteous Din” is in this case two-fold – referring to both the ‘righteous din’ created by the revellers in an attempt to drown out the impending holocaust outside, as well as to the sound (‘din’) of the bombs themselves, and the self-righteousness of those responsible for launching them. The chorus refrain of ‘You get what you wanted / I can’t ignore it’ is aimed at the politicians, businessmen and other members of the elite who lead us down this hypothetical path of mutual destruction.