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Genres
  
Genre
  
Indie rock

Years active
  
1995–present

Website
  
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Record label
  
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Past members
  
Don Thrasher - drums, tapesTimmy Taylor - drumsMike Volk - guitarNeil Blender - bassKelley Marchal - percussionMatt Bowman - guitarW. Wright - sitarPhil Mehaffey - organTom Byrne - 12 string guitar, mandolin, lap steelKelli Byrne - vocalsRodd Boggs - dulcimer, guitar, trumpetSteve Poulton - organWarren Byrom - trumpetNate Farley - farfisaJim Greer - guitarNick Chiccehitto - mandolinBrian Mctear - rhodes, banjoNoel Siwinski - guitarTodd Siwinski - percussionKurt Wunder - trumpetTravis Nelsen - drumsJonathan Cargill - drumsMichael Kapinus - trumpetJim Zespy - organ, keyboardsJoe Dilworth - drumsHarrison Hayes - drumsMike Kennedy - drumsRichard Coneliano - drumsBen Chamie - drumsJason Kourkounis - drumsDimitri Coats - drumsScout Niblett - drumsCraig Nichols - drumsWill Johnson - drumsMatt "Pistol" Stoessel - pedal steelHenry Owings - vocalsTC Marsh - drumsMartin Boeters - drumsLudwig Jackson Doughman - vocals, drumsMike Postalakis - Deadpan Hype Man

Origin
  
Dayton, Ohio, United States (1995)

Members
  
Dave Doughman, Don Thrasher, Joseph Siwinski, Travis Nelsen

Albums
  
While Laughing, the Joker Tells the Truth

Similar
  
Julia Hummer, Guided by Voices, Brainiac, DTCV, June Panic

Profiles

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Swearing At Motorists is a two-piece rock and roll band composed of Dave Doughman (guitar, vocals, etc.) and a drummer (previously Joseph Siwinski). They formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1994, releasing their self-titled debut cassette in 1995. Joseph Siwinski replaced Don Thrasher (formerly of Guided by Voices), who had originally been on drums.

Contents

Critics have referred to Swearing At Motorists as “The Two Man Who”, a nickname bestowed upon the band by Cheetah Chrome of the Dead Boys. Their albums are a combination of rock and love songs that portray 'a character at the mercy of his own destiny'.

The Swearing At Motorists song, "Flying Pizza", named after a Dayton pizzeria, details an unpleasant encounter with an old acquaintance.

Swearing At Motorists' concerts have involved antics such as Doughman tearing the strings out of his guitar mid-song and jumping offstage, as well as comedic anecdotes relayed between, and sometimes within, songs.

The band has toured the United States and Europe several times. From 2000 - 2011 all of their records were released by Bloomington, Indiana label Secretly Canadian. In 2014 Austrian label Siluh Records released their 7" ep Burn Down The Wire. On February 8, 2014, the band successfully funded the production & manufacturing of their newest album, While Laughing, The Joker Tells The Truth, via Kickstarter.

Frontman Dave Doughman has challenged The White Stripes to a contest of who can put on a better show, but has never received a reply.

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Discography

  • Swearing At Motorists (CD) - 1995
  • Tuesday's Pretzel Night (EP) - 1996
  • The Fear of Low-Flying Clouds (LP) - 1997
  • Enough Drama and The Way Things Are (EP) - 1997
  • More Songs From the Mellow Struggle (CD) - 2000
  • Stumble to the Zero Hour (EP) - 2000
  • Number Seven Uptown (LP) - 2000
  • The Burnt Orange Heresy (EP) - 2000
  • Along the Inclined Plane (EP) - 2002
  • This Flag Signals Goodbye (LP) - 2002
  • Last Night Becomes This Morning (LP) - 2006
  • Exile on Gipsstraße (LP) - 2006
  • Postcards From A Drinking Town (collected singles '96-'02) (LP) - 2011
  • Burn Down The Wire (EP) - 2014
  • While Laughing, The Joker Tells The Truth (LP) - 2014
  • Songs

    This Flag Signals GoodbyeThis Flag Signals Goodbye · 2002
    Flying PizzaNumber Seven Uptown · 2000
    I'll Only SleepMore Songs From the Mellow Struggle · 2000

    References

    Swearing at Motorists Wikipedia


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