Raised By Swans

Raised by Swans is a Canadian indie rock band built around the haunting, contemplative songs of singer-songwriter Eric Howden, who founded the band in 1998. The current line-up of the band includes Alex Wright, Andy Magoffin, Brady Parr, and Ray Cammaert. The name ?Raised By Swans' was inspired by a cathartic dream Howden had after leaving his previous band The Gandharvas, and relies on the use of a homonym (?raise': to rear; to elevate) to simultaneously convey a sense of both connection and freedom.

Raised By Swans' first two full-length studio albums (Codes and Secret Longing, 2005, and No Ghostless Place, 2010) were recorded, mixed and mastered at Andy Magoffin's House of Miracles studio, then located in London, ON. The studio has since moved to Cambridge, ON.

Discography:

Codes and Secret Longing, 1101 (independent), 2005
No Ghostless Place, 1101 (independent), 2010

Raised By Swans' song 'Violet Light' is featured in Douglas Coupland's film Everything's Gone Green.

Armenian-Canadian film director Atom Egoyan is a fan of the band, and has included its songs in two of his films. Three songs from Codes and Secret Longing are featured in ''Adoration'' (2008), and two songs from No Ghostless Place appear in Chloe (2010). The band also plays itself in Chloe, performing sections of ?We Were Never Young' and ?Longer Shadows, Shorter Days' live at The Rivoli in Toronto, Ontario.
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