Swoon 23 were a shoegazer band based in Portland, Oregon in the late 1990s. Along with fellow Portlanders The Dandy Warhols, King Black Acid and Sugarboom, Swoon 23 helped define the lush, British-influenced sound that gained prominence in the Portland music scene in the aftermath of the grunge movement. Rejecting the aggressive riffing and macho swagger that characterized much of Northwest music in the wake of acts like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Swoon embraced a mellower, psychedelic sound, one which owed more to My Bloody Valentine and Galaxie 500 than Blue Cheer or Mudhoney. Swoon 23's sound was a moody wash of fuzz and reverb, with layered guitars and occasional droning keyboards forming the backdrop for lead vocalist Megan Pickerel's ethereal soprano. This approach placed them solidly in the shoegazer camp, drawing comparisons to bands like Slowdive, Mojave 3, and early Lush. The lineup included Pickerel on gui

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