In preparation for Michigan punk rock outfit, The Swellers, hitting the road one last time before going their separate ways, the band has just released a new lyric video for their song “Call It A Night.” The song, with the video you can watch below, is taken from their 2013 release, The Light Under Closed […]
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The Swellers Send Us Off With First Leg Of The ‘Call It A Night Tour’
August 25th, 2014 
Tyler Hanan We first found out that The Swellers‘ were calling it quits through the most understated of announcements possible: We had our first band practice twelve years ago today. It’s been an amazing run. Booking some farewell shows soon. Thank you. That was followed with more detailed explanations, most notably Jono Diener’s article for Noisey, but those […]
The Swellers’ Drummer Pens Editorial About The Life And Death Of The Band
July 31st, 2014 Ryan Kappy The Swellers are a band that everyone in the overall punk scene should follow in terms of how to start a band, build your brand and market yourselves to the social masses of fans to really create something special from just starting out in a basement. The Flint, MI quartet did just that in their […]
THE END IS NEAR: The Swellers Begin Booking Farewell Shows
June 24th, 2014 James Shotwell It’s a sad, sad day for fans of punk. After twelve years of hard work and great music, Michigan based punk outfit The Swellers have revealed that they are currently planning what will eventually become their farewell tour. Yes, the end is near and the brightest light in the midwest punk scene will soon be […]
This Acoustic Version Of The Swellers’ “Best I Ever Had” Will Make Pop Punk Loving Hearts Burst With Joy
April 15th, 2014 James Shotwell The perfect song for Warped Tour has just become the perfect song for your next campfire with friends. It’s incredibly hard to put into words what happens to someone when a song as good as The Swellers’ summertime classic “Best I Ever Had” comes barreling through a stereo system. In a few short notes you, […]
The Swellers Release B-Sides Collection
April 15th, 2014 Troy Sennett The Swellers have been going strong for more than a decade, producing five full-lengths and a slew of EPs in the process. In that time, quite a bit of material has ended up on the cutting room floor, and now you can hear some choice cuts from the Swellers’ vault on B-Sides and Rarities. The […]
The Swellers Announce UK Headlining Tour
January 31st, 2014 Troy Sennett Flint, Michigan’s resident pop punk heroes The Swellers will be returning to the United Kingdom for two weeks of shows later this spring. The tour kicks off at Cockpit 2 in Leeds on April 28 and runs through May 10, when the quartet will perform at Borderline in London, and you can see the full […]
The Swellers Release New Music Video
December 4th, 2013 Troy Sennett The Swellers have released a party-themed music video for their next single, “Got Social,” and you can check it out after the break. The song comes from The Light Under Closed Doors, the Flint, Michigan band’s fifth full-length and first release for No Sleep Records. The Swellers proved themselves road warriors this fall on a […]
The Swellers Stream New Album
October 25th, 2013 Troy Sennett The last couple years have been quite a ride for The Swellers. In 2011, the Flint, MI quartet released Good For Me on Fueled By Ramen before parting ways with the label less than a year later. They then self-released a stellar EP, Running Out of Places To Go, before finding a new and more […]
REVIEW: The Swellers – ‘The Light Under Closed Doors’
October 24th, 2013 Troy Sennett Artist: The Swellers Album: The Light Under Closed Doors Genre: Pop punk The Swellers might be the most underappreciated band in pop punk. After more than eleven years, four full-length records, and a trip through the label ringer, the Flint, MI quartet is so used to the lack of recognition that it has even become […]
The Swellers Release New Single, “High/Low”
September 27th, 2013 Tyler Hanan Michigan punk mainstays The Swellers released a new song, “High/Low,” and its video at midnight. Yet another track made available from their upcoming back-to-basics album The Light Under Closed Doors, the track has a slow, measured stomp to it that’s heavy both on the ears and those ever played-upon heartstrings. The emotional heft is abetted by […]
STREAM: The Swellers – “Becoming Self-Aware”
August 22nd, 2013 Tyler Osborne Michigan punk band The Swellers just released their new song “Becoming Self-Aware” to the internet today, and it’s a solid song that expands off of the sound they established on their most recent EP, Running Out of Places To Go. “Becoming Self-Aware” is the second track to be released off of The Swellers’ No Sleep […]