Sway are somewhat of an enigma. This much we know: they hail from Southern Callifornia; they play incredible dreampop; they are super sweet and friendly as hell, but equally elusive; they have sold through two CDEPs in no-time flat, with virtually no distribution or label backing. In fact, at press time, we are not sure if the band is still in existence (!). They have gone through a name change, briefly known as Keepee for a period of about 10 minutes, before they decide to screw that and stay Sway as they should be. Shame that there are at least a dozen other bands with the same moniker, yet all inferior. Sway are the real deal. Sway somehow creates literal LANDSCAPES of sound, with a hugely expansive sonic range that somehow makes your ears feel as though they stretch to the ends of the desert, capturing every drop of beauty with impressive clarity. Their dreamy pop songs are sheer and utter bliss Layers of guitars heap on top, both chiming and ringing, as well as gliding and effected. Ethereal male vocals make a perfect match, as they are not too strong nor too weak, and beautiful as any we've heard. The Winter Heart EP is such a wicked tease - Sway's two previous EPs were short enough as it was, leaving fans clamoring for a full length. Now, after years of silence, Sway return with the shortest EP of their career - and yet it is in that brevity that part of their brilliance lies. If anyone is not left crying - *screaming* - for more more MORE after hearing this EP, the sheer pinnacle of Sway's career, then I challenge that soul to see if they are indeed alive! It leads off with "Winter Heart", a beautiful epic number nestled perfectly into the space of just a few minutes. Side A closes out with "Days Are Long", which then leads to side B, kicking off with "Days (Reprise)", and wrapped up with "Base Audit". It's a perfect soundtrack for walking down your snowpacked street, headphones on, but feeling warm all over. Likewise, it sounds just as perfect while kicked back on the deck of your boat with 95 degre sun beaming down on your smiling face.LIMITED to 100 pink vinyl copies, and 200 black vinyl copies, all pressed on heavy audiophile-quality 180-gram virgin vinyl. Housed in a gorgeous die-cut jacket in the Claire's Echo series by Aaron Winters, with a slip-in full color heavy card cover image of pink flowers, backed with a lovely photo of the elusive band in b&w.