Swords (band)

Not to be confused with Sword (band) or The Sword.

Swords
Origin	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1999–2006
Labels	Arena Rock Absolutely Kosher
Members	Joey Ficken Corey Ficken Liza Rietz Ryan Stowe Evan Railton Jeff Gardner
Past members	Amy Annelle Sierra Collum Brooke Crouser

Swords was an American indie rock band that formed in 1999^[1] in Portland, Oregon. The band took their name from the idea of being "hired assassins of rock". The name of the band was shortened to Swords from The Swords Project in 2003. In May 2006, the band announced they would be breaking up, but would most likely continue working together in various other music projects. They never did.

Discography

As Swords

• Metropolis (2005)

As The Swords Project

• The Swords Project EP (2001)
• Entertainment Is Over If You Want It (2003)

Members

• Joey Ficken (drums)/(Gum Chewer)^[2]
• Corey Ficken (Bass guitar/vocals)^[2]
• Liza Rietz (Violin/accordion/melodica/keyboards)^[3]
• Ryan Stowe (Baritone guitar)^[3]
• Evan Railton (Electronics/drums/keyboards)^[3]
• Jeff Gardner (Guitar)^[3]
• Amy Annelle (Guitar)^[4]
• Sierra Collum (Violin & Viola)
• Brooke Crouser (keyboards & Melodica)

Contemporaries

Tarentel
The Six Parts Seven
Priestess

References

1. https://www.spin.com/2005/10/swords/ ^{[bare URL]}
2. Sanders, Noah. "The Corey Ficken Interview". Portland Mercury. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
3. "Swords' new album a top pick for critics' best | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
4. Shepherd, Julianne. "Stand Up and Cry". The Stranger. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links

• Swords at Arena Rock Recording Co.
• Swords on Allmusic
• Swords on MySpace