Album · Swervedriver
Mezcal Head by Swervedriver
Mezcal Head is an album by Swervedriver, released in 1993. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Duel”, on 1 list with a best position of #92.
Mezcal Head, Swervedriver's second album, came out on Creation in the UK in 1993 and on A&M in America, and it's the sound of a band finally locking into place. By then the Oxford group had settled into a steady lineup: Adam Franklin singing and playing guitar, Jimmy Hartridge on second guitar, Steve George on bass and Jez Hindmarsh on drums.
Alan Moulder produced, and he gives them a thick, muscular roar. Swervedriver always rode heavier than their shoegazing contemporaries, more hot rod than daydream, and here the guitars grind and wail like engines revving at a red light, with "Duel" tearing off the line. The haze is still there, but it's exhaust fumes now, not dry ice.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Mezcal Head on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duel | 1 | #92 | – | 1993 | |
| 2 | Duel (Radio Edit) | 1 | #831 | – | 2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.