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Swan Dive

About Me

The duo of Bill DeMain and Molly Felder draw inspiration from their favorite music - The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield, Burt Bacharach, Ennio Morricone, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Everything But The Girl, Rufus Wainwright - and make it into something that’s familiar and fresh, timeless and tuneful. As MOJO Magazine puts it, "Their songs are an imaginative line in classic pop."Since forming Swan Dive in 1993, Bill (guitar, vocals) and Molly (vocals, percussion) have been connecting with fans both in their hometown of Nashville and in far-off Japan and Korea, where they’ve enjoyed stellar success - four top 10 singles, many television and radio appearances, videos on MTV and multi-city tours.In the U.S. they’ve appeared on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, and opened shows for Norah Jones, Pernice Brothers, Jill Sobule, Jane Siberry and Sixpence None The Richer. They’ve also placed songs on TV programs such as Felicity and Pop Stars, and in the film National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers.They’ve twice won the Best Pop Album in the Independent Music Awards - for Swan Dive in 2000 and June in 2002.Their latest album, Until, was released in May 2007.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 3/29/2005
Band Website: www.swandive.org
Band Members: Bill DeMain - guitar, keyboards, vocals / Molly Felder - vocals, percussion
Influences: Bossa Nova, Beatles, Bacharach & David, Beach Boys, Nilsson, 70s soul, 60s Italian film soundtracks, French Pop, EBTG, Prefab Sprout, Aztec Camera, Fairground Attraction, Rufus Wainwright, Feist, The Bird and The Bee, etc
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sneak Preview of New Swan Dive Album!

Here's a sneak preview of the forthcoming Swan Dive album, Mayfair. One of several songs co-written with our friend David Mead,"Half Breed Stan" is a frisky pop tune inspired by David's dog Stan. Bark...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:08:00 GMT

Pop Goes The Dog!

In the new issue of Bark Magazine, Bill has an article about the history of the dog in popular music. Read it here:Pop Goes The Dog
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Watch the video for "Until"

The second of our new videos is done. It's directed by Elvert de la Cruz Banares. Watch it here: Until video
Posted by on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:29:00 GMT

Brian Wilson meets Todd Rundgren in the South Sea Islands!

I've posted an mp3 a collaboration between Swan Dive and Aqua Velvet, a cool exotica band. If you haven't heard them, look for their page. The arrangement is by Jim Hoke and Randy Leago, with Molly an...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:19:00 GMT

Watch the video for "Tender Love"

The first of our new videos is done. "Tender Love" was directed by Kip Kubin. Watch it here:Tender Love video
Posted by on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:03:00 GMT

Swan Dive on iTunes!

Our latest album, Until, is now available on iTunes and other finedigital download stores, including Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, Musicnet andReal.Get yours today!
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:22:00 GMT

Happy Sad, with strings

We've posted an alternate version of "Happy Sad." Originally, the song had a full string section, beautifully arranged by our friend Chris Carmichael. Though we loved it, at the last minute, we decide...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:36:00 GMT

Dusty Groove

We're proud to announce that Until is now available at the world's coolest online record store - Dusty Groove.com. Renowned for their inventory of French pop, Brazilian grooves, classic soul, out soun...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:33:00 GMT

Seoul - Second Gig

If there's a downside to Seoul, it's the traffic. New York City, London, Los Angeles - these cities all have major traffic problems, but nothing like what I've seen in Seoul. The difference is that th...
Posted by on Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Seoul - First Gig

Ninety-eight percent of the gigs we play begin the same way. We walk on stage without fanfare, plug in, check the mics and start our first song. Sometimes there's a smattering of applause beforehand, ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 May 2007 07:58:00 GMT