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Swell Maps

Swell Maps was an English experimental punk and post-punk band formed in Birmingham in 1972 by brothers Nicholas Godfrey, known as Nikki Sudden, and Kevin Godfrey, known as Epic Soundtracks, who were later joined by Jowe Head, Richard Earl, David Barrington, and John Cockrill. Although initially conceived while the members were still teenagers, the group only began releasing records at the end of the 1970s in the wake of the punk explosion, which allowed their raw and unpolished sound to find an audience. Their debut single “Read About Seymour” appeared in 1977 and became a cult ...