Swear and Shake
Though both Adam McHeffey (guitar, banjo, vocals) and Kari Spieler (guitar, vocals) performed regularly around the campus of SUNY Purchase College, it wasn't until the final weeks of their senior year that they met in Kari's bedroom and recorded "Johnnie," a song Swear and Shake performs to this day. The bedroom demo of "Johnnie" began to circulate, finding its way to Shaun Savage (bass) and Thomas Elefante (former drummer), both childhood friends of Adam. That summer, with ever increasing momentum, Swear and Shake recorded their first EP, aptly titled Extended Play. Extensive performing followed the release of Extended Play, playing venues in New York City and Brooklyn, and on the weekends performing to neighboring cities. In the summer of 2011, Swear and Shake recorded Maple Ridge,
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
11
Albums
2
Total audio
40m 36s
FMA listens
22,883
Favourites
70
Avg bitrate
192 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
- Attribution-NonCommercial — 10
- Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Internatio — 1
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Light | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 3m 57s | 3,500 |
| Summer in a New State | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 3m 14s | 2,869 |
| Suddenly | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 3m 34s | 2,565 |
| Moving Parts | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 4m 04s | 2,518 |
| Wrecking Ball | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 4m 31s | 2,375 |
| Marbles | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 4m 07s | 1,763 |
| Hand and Foot, Heart and Soul | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 4m 13s | 1,704 |
| Find Her Way | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 2m 54s | 1,568 |
| These White Walls | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 3m 21s | 1,450 |
| Humming to a Sea Snail | Maple Ridge | 2012 | 3m 20s | 1,429 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 min | 1 | 9.1% |
| 3–6 min | 10 | 90.9% |
Track Catalogue
11 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbles [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 4m 07s | 1,763 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| These White Walls [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 3m 21s | 1,450 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| Suddenly [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 3m 34s | 2,565 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| Find Her Way [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 2m 54s | 1,568 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| Summer in a New State [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 3m 14s | 2,869 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| Humming to a Sea Snail [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 3m 20s | 1,429 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| Moving Parts [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 4m 04s | 2,518 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| Wrecking Ball [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 4m 31s | 2,375 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| Hand and Foot, Heart and Soul [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 4m 13s | 1,704 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| The Light [17, 66] | Maple Ridge 2012 | 3m 57s | 3,500 | Attribution-NonCommercial | |
| These White Walls [] | FrostWire Creative Commons Mixtape 3 Side A | 3m 21s | 1,142 | Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Internatio |