The Wild Swans "Bringing Home The Ashes" 2024-04-26 Since the band split up

Since the band split up in the summer of ’84

California based 4-piece punk/ska band fronted by future Rancid cohorts Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman who helped create the Gilman street punk scene that also spawned Green Day and AFI

20 years ago

It was initially released as part of the 20th anniversary of the band’s third and final studio album

The Wild Swans "Bringing Home The Ashes" 2024-04-26 Since the band split upThe British post punk band the Wild Swans ventured into U2 territory on their 1988 debut album Bringing Home The Ashes. The haunting voice of Paul Simpson injects every track with emotional weight; whether he tries to convey joy or sorrow, his icy baritone chills to the bone. The album is about somebody coming of age, growing up in an age of war and trying to find comfort from God and love. The Wild Swans were never promoted as a Christian group, but