Current Swell, based in Victoria BC includes Scott Stanton, Dave Lang, and Louie Sadava, all originally from Alberta, with Chris Petersen recently being added on drums. The band has been together for over 3 years, writing together for over 5 years and, since congregating in Victoria, have found their own style of music from the coast.
2005 saw Current Swell releasing So I Say, which quickly gained momentum leading the band to be one of the hottest new acts from British Columbia. The end of 2005 and beginning of 2006 saw the band spending 5 months traveling from Bali to Australia playing shows and earning many fans along the way. Upon the bands return, Current Swell committed to a relentless touring schedule which included a full Canadian tour and numerous Western Canadian tours, while beginning the process of writing and recording their sophomore album (Trust Us Now) which was released in June of 2007.
The band has performed with some great acts including Bedouin Soundclash and Xavier Rudd and fronting Aussie band, The Beautiful Girls on their Western Canadian tour. Current Swell boasts loyal and devout fans across the nation and globe, which is seen as the fuel to the fire, and are on their second Canadian tour throughout the summer while plans are made for another national in the fall while also hitting the United States and Japan in 2008. Dubbed as "a blend of Ben Harper meets Sublime", any fan of sunshine and good times is sure to smile when the songs of Current Swell grace their ears.