#22 BLACK SWAN LANE • A MOMENT OF HAPPINESS Atlanta’s Black Swan Lane is such a convincing Chameleons-inspired band that lead Chameleon Mark Burgess was in the band for BSL’s first three albums, including a de-facto reunion disc with the members of Burgess’s other band, The Sun & The Moon. BSL has carried on for three albums post-Burgess, and you’d be hard-pressed to tell the difference. Simmering guitars, deep baritone vocals, dark atmospherics — this is perfect listening for fans of the aforementioned bands plus Fields of the Nephilim and the Cure.   http://popdose.com/2014-top-40-rock-and-pop-albums/

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Wanderland Music and Black Swan Lane Announce the New Album, A Moment of Happiness from Black Swan Lane RELEASE DATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 - AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW! Black Swan Lane excel at conjuring overcast, moody pieces that shimmer with true beauty in spite of the downbeat tone. The group’s sixth album, A Moment of Happiness, largely occupies a softer, mellower space than previous releases (including one acoustic guitar instrumental), though there’s “heaviness” in abundance in other ways. Vocalist/songwriter Jack Sobel’s deep inflection suggests a solemn seriousness...

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Black Swan Lane – A Moment Of Happiness Album Review September 10, 2014 NMB UK/US by Kelvin Knight Two years in a row? Are you kidding me? 2013's "Last time in your light" was my album of the year. It would have been easy for BSL to repeat the magic of that album, they haven't. What they have done is make a more challenging album, an album you need to listen to a few times and REALLY listen - then once it gets hold it doesn't let go. 'Dust' has a hook that runs through it and draws...

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Wanderland Music Publishing, inc. 3231 Aviary Court NW Acworth, GA 30101  [email protected] Wanderland Music and Black Swan Lane Announce the New Album  A Moment of Happiness from Black Swan Lane RELEASE DATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 [Atlanta, Ga] - Wanderland Music Publishing and Black Swan Lane are excited to announce the pending release of their sixth album "A Moment of Happiness." This fall, the release will be available everywhere. A Moment of Happiness takes the textured sound and true emotion that fans have come to expect from Black Swan Lane - and adds pure adrenalin....

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T I M E https://blackswanlane.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1-TIME-JT-EDIT-2-MIX-5-30-14_01.mp3 Hello all... It has been a very long year. Our new album which we thought would be out by now was delayed a bit, but it is definitely coming out this Fall 2014. We have been loaded down with musical work and have lent our abilities to several different projects which are all coming soon. The writing and recording for our own album took a backseat for a bit, but returned with a fury the last few months. The hiatus gave us some breathing room from our work to step back and figure out the true...

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The Last Time In Your Light A big sigh of relief. A huge breath as I finally relax and breathe. The newest BLACK SWAN LANE album is complete. Just got word from the manufacturer that the album is being shipped out. This was the longest we have ever spent recording and mixing a record. A lot of thought was put into this one and some tough moments were spent deciding which tracks to keep and which to put aside. If I can listen to them a few hundred times and still love them, they usually make the cut. We started recording this one at the beginning of 2012, right after the big US tour. Home,...

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For Andy... I started playing the drums when I was six years old. My folks bought me a snare drum the Christmas of 1976 which they later regretted due to the never ending pounding in the house. They decided to get me an actual drum so I would stop beating their furniture to death with leggo logs.  My grandfather was a musician in Detroit and I suppose they knew their was another musician in the family.  A couple of years later, I grew into a full set of drums and the pounding continued into my teens.  Early on, I was into heavy metal, but initially, I learned to play a full set of drums...

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June 20, 2012 And The Moon... After fourteen days of producing and recording the new Andy Whitaker album, it finally hit me.  We were driving to the liquor shop for additional supplies and listening to The Sun and The Moon's, Death Of Imagination, with the top down on the car.  How completely surreal.  I really haven't thought about the significance of this particular chapter of my life for the last two weeks, especially since we have been friends for quite some time now.  After the Chameleons U.K., The Sun and The Moon, was not only one of my favorite bands as a teenager, but their...

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Everything You Want It To Be   Someone recently wrote to me and asked what the hell happened to the black swan lane blog.  That was a great question. I have been posting some thoughts attached to the song of the month, but nothing on the BSL blog.  After the 8,500 Mile trek across the country, I completely neglected my blog.  I should be slapped, but I have some really good excuses.  First and foremost, I needed some rest.  Pulling the duties of musician, organizer and accountant on the road, along with the occasional friction between my talented musical buddies, took a big toll...

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