Pitchfork

Determined to never lose that feeling, former Swervedriver frontman and UK expat Adam Franklin has continued with assorted musical endeavors-- including Toshack Highway and, with Interpol's Sam Fogarino, the Setting Suns-- since Swervedriver drove off into the sunset sometime around the turn of the millennium.

He's also been plugging away at a previously mentioned debut solo record, Bolts of Melody, which finally strikes CD players and iPods June 26 via San Diego's Hi-Speed Soul imprint. There's an awful joke about Ben Franklin and Bolts of lightning mucking about somewhere in here, but we're not even going to attempt it.

Franklin takes his Bolts of Melody on the road beginning June 24 in New Haven.

The Setting Suns, meanwhile, plan to release their debut EP this fall. It will include a cover of the Kinks' "The Way Love Used to Be", and an alternate version of the Forkcast'd tune "Cold War Kids", which has absolutely nothing to do with the lousy band of the same name.

Bolts of Melody:

01 Seize the Day
02 Sundown
03 Morning Rain
04 Song of Solomon
05 Theme From LSD
06 Shining Somewhere
07 Birdsong (Moonshiner Version)
08 Canvey Island Baby
09 Syd's Eyes
10 Walking in Heaven's Foothills
11 Birdsong
12 Morning Rain (Return)
13 Ramonesland

Swervedriving:

06-24 New Haven, CT - BAR
07-02 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
07-14 Seattle, WA - Sonic Boom Records (in store)
07-14 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
07-15 Portland, OR - Jackpot Records (in store)
07-15 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
07-16 San Francisco, CA - Café du Nord
07-17 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
07-18 San Diego, CA - M-Theory Music (in store)
07-18 San Diego, CA - The Casbah