Live at the Metro Theatre, Sydney. Swervedriver, originally formed in the UK in the late 80s, were initially lumped in with various other “shoegaze” bands from the time although they were always much heavier and more varied than that tag suggested. As they developed, they somehow managed to meld elements of psychedelia, pop and indie rock into one great sound. They went on hiatus in 1998 (OK, they broke up!) before reforming in 2008 for a world tour, which kicked off with a performance at Coachella – not a bad first gig back! We caught them in Sydney a few years later in 2011 ahead of their release (in 2012) of their first new material in around 14 years.