No Man Is An Island - Swagger

No Man (Is An Island ...except the Isle Of Man) was a college artrock band formed in Hemel Hempstead by vocalist Tim Bowness, multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson and violinist Ben Coleman in the mid-80s. They were initially augmented by a guitarist who left prior to any official releases.

The bands unique sound combined diverse & adverse influences from jazz, rock, brit-pop, hip-hop, prog rock and punk. The Bowness voice has a stunning sometimes tragic melancholy, a quality only ever bettered by Billy Mackenzie in that decade.

Swagger was the band's debut release (except for a few compilation tracks) and was a limited run of 150 cassette tapes sold at the bands live shows.

Swagger : Ripped from a cassette tape released on Hidden Art in 1989

A1. Flowermouth
A2. Life Is Elswhere
B1. Bleed
B2. Mouth Was Blue

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