Blue Swan Records

Blue Swan Records
Founded	2013
Founder	Will Swan
Genre	Post-hardcore experimental rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Sacramento, California
Official website	blueswanrecords.com

Blue Swan Records is an American independent record label founded by Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan.^[1][2] The record label is based in Sacramento, California and was launched in 2013.

Background

Blue Swan Records was launched by Dance Gavin Dance, Secret Band, and Sianvar co-founder and guitarist Will Swan in early 2013. Swan serves as CEO and founder. Stolas guitarist Sergio Medina serves as Vice President. The label coined the term "swancore", referring to the dynamic and technical playing style which is characteristic of the bands on its roster.^[3]

Roster

Current artists

• Adventurer^[4]
• Eidola^[5]
• Icarus the Owl^[6]
• Kurt Travis^[7]
• Oranges^[8]
• Secret Band^[9]
• Sianvar^[10]
• Stolas^[11]
• Wolf & Bear^[12]

Former artists

• Hail the Sun (currently on Equal Vision Records)^[13]

Releases

Album	Artist	Release date	Reference
Living Creatures	Stolas	March 14, 2013	[14]
Sianvar EP	Sianvar	January 5, 2014	[15]
Everything Is Beautiful	Kurt Travis	May 14, 2014	[16]
Secret Band EP	Secret Band	June 3, 2014	[17]
Secret Band LP	Secret Band	July 31, 2014	[18]
Wake	Hail the Sun	September 23, 2014	[19]
Allomaternal	Stolas	November 7, 2014	[20]
Degeneraterra	Eidola	May 5, 2015	[21]
Taxonomy	Oranges	September 22, 2015	[22]
Wolf & Bear x Adventurer	Wolf & Bear, Adventurer	May 20, 2016	[23]
Stay Lost	Sianvar	August 4, 2016	[24]

References

1. "Introducing the Artists of Blue Swan Records". Behind the Curtains Media. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
2. "Career Spotlight: Will Swan (Blue Swan Records)". Kill The Music. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
3. "Timeline Photos - Blue Swan Records - Facebook". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
4. "Adventurer". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
5. "Eidola". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
6. "Icarus the Owl". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
7. "Kurt Travis". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
8. "Oranges". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
9. "Secret Band". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
10. "Sianvar". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
11. "Stolas". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
12. "Wolf & Bear". Retrieved 2016-01-08.
13. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3744053
14. "Living Creatures - Stolas". Stolas. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
15. "Sianvar EP - Sianvar". Sianvar. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
16. "Everything Is Beautiful - kurt travis". kurt travis. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
17. "Secret Band EP - Secret Band". Secret Band. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
18. "SECRET BAND S/T FULL LENGTH - Secret Band". Secret Band. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
19. "Wake - Hail The Sun". Hail The Sun. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
20. "Allomaternal - Stolas". Stolas. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
21. "Degeneraterra - Eidola". Eidola. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
22. "Taxonomy - Oranges". Oranges. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
23. https://www.facebook.com/BlueSwanRecords/photos/a.534314129924798.1073741825.513920765297468/1043350629021143/?type=3&theater
24. https://www.facebook.com/BlueSwanRecords/posts/1134499379906267