Sierra Swan

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sierra Swan


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Genre(s) = Alternative, Folk
Background = solo_singer
Birth Name = Sierra Marie Swan
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Born = April 5, 1978 (age 30)
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Instrument = Vocals, Guitar, Piano
URL = http://www.sierraswan.com/

Sierra Marie Swan is an American musician. Swan's father is guitarist Billy Swan. She was part of the duo Dollshead with Graham Edwards. Currently, she is involved in releasing solo work.

Career

Being born to Billy Swan, Sierra's love with music started at an early age. Her sister Planet is also a singer, and a major influence on Sierra learning to love the family trade. In 1997, Sierra hooked up with Graham Edwards and Dollshead was formed, signed and eventually dropped from MCA. [http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/s/swan_sierra/sierra-swan.html] It was then that Sierra began her solo career. She was signed to Atlantic Records in 2001. [http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/s/swan_sierra/sierra-swan.html] In 2006 she released an album with Interscope Records titled "Ladyland". [http://www.interscope.com/artists/] She worked on this effort with singer-songwriter Linda Perry. [http://www.ascap.com/playback/2006/fall/new_members/sierra_swan.html]

Discography

Ladyland [http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Swan,_Sierra/Discography/album/P318624/R827430/] is the debut solo album from Alternative/Indie artist Sierra Swan, the album has timid beats, almost hidden gutars, and piano driven criteria. In 2000 Sierra began her solo journey, where she soon would be discovered by Anne Previn and Scott Cutler from the band "Edna Swap", they overlooked her demos, and asked her if she would like to participate in writing together, interested she accepted. Soon "Queen Of The Valley" was born. At the time on Atlantic Records, she was soon dropped. Linda Perry had been one of the producers on the "Queen Of The Valley" record, and one day she called Ms. Swan up, and told her she was going to get her a deal at Interscope Records, and she did, then eventually came the marvelous Ladyland, releasing the single "Copper Red". Sierra is currently working on new material, and has recentaly released an ep "Coward" only on iTunes. As of May 2008, the Queen of the Valley LP was available for mp3 download on sierraswan.com [http://www.sierraswan.com/shop.html] [http://www.indie911.com/index.php?cID=136055] .

LadyLand (2006)

*1) Copper Red
*2) Don't Say
*3) Get Down To It
*4) Dr. Loveboy
*5) The Ladder
*6) Ladyland
*7) Trouble Is
*8) Lucky Scar
*9) Shakedown
*10) Just Tell Me
*11) Mother

Coward (2007) iTunes EP (Tracklisting from iTunes)

*1) Coward
*2) Same Ol Way
*3) Bring Me In
*4) Depression
*5) Empty of You
*6) Ramona

Queen of the Valley (2008) (MP3 Tracklisting from Sierra Swan's official website)

*1) So Much Fun
*2) Seasons
*3) Prelude to Sex
*4) Sex Is Keeping Us Together
*5) Nuclear Letdown
*6) Distraction
*7) You Got Away (ft. Scooter Ward)
*8) Unforgivable
*9) Demise of Love
*10) Sleeping Beauty
*11) Obvious Day
*12) Rock and Roll Dance
*13) You Got Away (ft. Scooter Ward - Demo version)
*14) You Got Away (Just Sierra Swan)

Guest Vocals

Sierra is good friends with Scooter Ward, lead singer from the band Cold.She appears on the Cold's '13 Ways to Bleed On Stage' album on the songs "No One" & "Witch".She also appears on their album 'Year of the Spider' on the song "Suffocate".

Sierra appears with her sister Planet Swan, on a Black Eyed Peas song called "Fallin' Up" from their album 'Behind the Front'.

Sierra is also credited with Guest Vocals on the following albums:
*'...Is a Real Boy' by Say Anything [http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Sierra%20Swan:1927325773:page=discography:subpage=also-appears-on;_ylt=AiwTh0IyEqmAtfMTYMAqoX1UvQcF;_ylu=X3oDMTBudjZmdTkzBF9zAzg0MzkzMzAwBHNlYwNhcnR0b29s]
*'Infinite Motion' by T-Tauri [http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Sierra%20Swan:1927325773:page=discography:subpage=also-appears-on:b=11;_ylt=As6zSsfgUvSCyF_Z0yqxhxFUvQcF;_ylu=X3oDMTBubDlqbmRkBF9zAzg0MzkzMzAwBHNlYwNhcnRwcm9k?#albumlist]
* 'Two Angels and a Dream' by Depswa [http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Sierra%20Swan:1927325773:page=discography:subpage=also-appears-on:b=13;_ylt=Ah4ZPVEqOLS1AZE5DevLo9FUvQcF;_ylu=X3oDMTBubDlqbmRkBF9zAzg0MzkzMzAwBHNlYwNhcnRwcm9k?#albumlist]
*'From There to Here' by John Oszajca [http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Sierra%20Swan:1927325773:page=discography:subpage=also-appears-on:b=13;_ylt=Ah4ZPVEqOLS1AZE5DevLo9FUvQcF;_ylu=X3oDMTBubDlqbmRkBF9zAzg0MzkzMzAwBHNlYwNhcnRwcm9k?#albumlist]
*'Fast Man Raider Man' by Frank Black [http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Sierra%20Swan:1927325773:page=discography:subpage=also-appears-on:b=15;_ylt=Al_6ix1wQS8qTybOXUb6GjBUvQcF;_ylu=X3oDMTBubDlqbmRkBF9zAzg0MzkzMzAwBHNlYwNhcnRwcm9k?#albumlist]

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/sierraswan Myspace page]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-25025141---Sierra-Swan Yahoo music page]
* [http://www.sierraswan.com Official website]
* [http://www.mookychick.co.uk/interviews/sierra_swan_interview.php Sierra Swan interview]