Ednaswap
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| Ednaswap | |
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 Ednaswap circa 1995.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock Grunge Hard Rock Pop Rock |
| Years active | 1993 — 1998 |
| Label(s) | Eastwest Records Island Records |
| Associated acts | Annetenna Autolux |
| Website | Old website, now inactive |
| Members | |
| Anne Preven Rusty Anderson Scott Cutler Paul Bushnell Scot Coogan |
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| Former members | |
| Carla Azar | |
Ednaswap was a band from Los Angeles, United States. They existed between 1993 and 1998. Frontwoman Anne Preven came up with the band's name after she dreamed she was in a band of the same name that was so bad they were booed off-stage.
Although their output is relatively unheard of, Ednaswap songs have been worldwide hits when covered by other artists. Natalie Imbruglia's first single "Torn" was an Ednaswap cover, for example, as was Sinéad O'Connor's "The State I am In". Anne Preven and Scott Cutler, the songwriting couple behind Ednaswap, have also written for Madonna and produced songs for Sinéad O'Connor. Anne Preven, Scott Cutler and Scot Coogan went on to form the band Annetenna.
Ednaswap songs have appeared on the TV show Daria. Clown Show from their first album appeared on the independent film Glory Daze.
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[edit] Members
- Anne Preven - Vocals
- Rusty Anderson - Guitar
- Scott Cutler - Guitar
- Paul Bushnell - Bass
- Carla Azar (later Scot Coogan) - Drums
[edit] Sound
Like many bands, Ednaswap's sound evolved with nearly every release. Their self-titled debut could be best described as Post-Grunge, but Chicken and Wacko Magneto were unquestionably grungy Hard Rock with some similarities to Veruca Salt and early Hole. Wacko was also described by one reviewer as a "Sex Pistols, Mick Ronson, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix smoothie". Wonderland Park further altered their sound. It was an extremely melodic Pop Rock album with some harder edges than most. Before their dissolution, the band stated that they could have easily seen a return to the hardness of Wacko Magneto, and while no songs were ever recorded after Wonderland Park to back up this statement, Annetenna's work showed an even more polished Pop sound than Wonderland Park
[edit] Discography
| Release Year | Album name | Record Label |
| 1995 | Ednaswap | Eastwest Records |
| 1995 | Glow (Promotional Single) | Eastwest Records |
| 1995 | Torn (Promotional Single) | Eastwest Records |
| 1996 | Chicken EP | Island Records |
| 1997 | Wacko Magneto | Island Records |
| 1997 | Sampler Cassette | Island Records |
| 1997 | Clown Show (DJ Single) | Island Records |
| 1997 | Torn (DJ Single) | Island Records |
| 1997 | Back on The Sun (Single) | Island Records |
| 1998 | Wonderland Park | Island Records |
[edit] Trivia
- At the time the band released Chicken EP, they called themselves Edna Swap instead of Ednaswap.
- Tim Roth wears an Ednaswap shirt in the first scenes of Gridlock'd.
- Anne Preven and Scott Cutler were nominated for an Academy Award in 2007 in the Best Original Song category for a song they wrote for the movie "Dreamgirls" titled "Listen".
