Swallow were the British duo of Mike Mason and Louise Trehy. Signed to 4AD, they only released one studio album and one special remix collection before leaving the label. The briefly-resurrected Rough Trade Records label enabled them to release a further EP before they disbanded. The band released their debut album Blow in July 1992.

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  • Swallow were the British duo of Mike Mason and Louise Trehy. Signed to 4AD, they only released one studio album and one special remix collection before leaving the label. The briefly-resurrected Rough Trade Records label enabled them to release a further EP before they disbanded. The band released their debut album Blow in July 1992. Initially saddled with a replacement Cocteau Twins tag, the band remixed the Blow album to break down the John Fryer production, creating the limited edition follow-up release Blowback. After relationships with 4AD broke down, Swallow began writing and recording at home. A newly-funded Rough Trade records released the four track EP Hush, which included a cover of Steve Miller's "Dear Mary. " Around the time of the EP's release in 1994, Swallow briefly toured with Mazzy Star. In the middle of recording their second full-length album, Rough Trade lost their funding, and Swallow's recording efforts were in tatters. By this point, Mike Mason and Louise Trehy's relationship ended, and Swallow quietly disbanded. Louise Trehy left the music industry altogether, but Mike Mason continues with musical endeavours. Currently, Mason is a video director with Dogray Productions, and has directed music videos for Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Slowdive, and The Mekons. Some of Mason's other music projects include Cowboy Racer, which features Marijne van der Vlugt from Salad. A collection of home recordings, titled Soft, was released digitally in May 2009.
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  • Swallow were the British duo of Mike Mason and Louise Trehy. Signed to 4AD, they only released one studio album and one special remix collection before leaving the label. The briefly-resurrected Rough Trade Records label enabled them to release a further EP before they disbanded. The band released their debut album Blow in July 1992.
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