Swervedriver

Oxford

Swervedriver formed in Oxford in 1989 around Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge, after an earlier band called Shake Appeal, which began in 1984. They were active until 1998 and again from 2008. Their records came out on Creation in the UK and A&M in the US, and Wikipedia lists shoegaze, alternative rock, dream pop and grunge.

Mezcal Head was produced by Alan Moulder and Swervedriver at studios including Trident 2, Famous Castle and First Protocol. Its reviews were strong: AllMusic gave 4.5 stars, NME 8 of 10 and PopMatters 9 of 10, and Mojo called it post-Sonic Youth tuff gnarl. "Duel" was issued as a single on August 2, 1993 on Creation and A&M, in 12-inch, 7-inch and CD formats, with "Planes Over the Skyline" (4:40) among the other tracks. It reached 60 in the UK, the band's most successful UK single.