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An indie rock supergroup with ties to
Destroyer,
the New Pornographers,
Sunset Rubdown,
Frog Eyes, and
Wolf Parade,
Swan Lake formed in 2005 around the shared talents of
Dan Bejar,
Spencer Krug, and
Carey Mercer. The collaboration was a long time in the making, as all three musicians had previously worked together in some capacity.
Krug, also of
Wolf Parade, had worked on and off with
Mercer's
Frog Eyes for years, and both musicians were former roommates. Meanwhile,
Bejar called upon
Frog Eyes to serve as his backing band for
Destroyer's 2005 opus,
Your Blues. Together, the musicians also recorded new versions of songs from
Your Blues entitled
Notorious Lightning and Other Works. Before 2005 came to a close, the three friends dismantled their temporary name,
the Songwriters Project, and christened themselves
Swan Lake. Their self-produced debut album,
Beast Moans, arrived in November 2006 via the Jagjaguwar label.
Enemy Mine followed in 2009, featuring a more collaborative approach to the bandmates' songwriting. ~ MacKenzie Wilson