Ednaswap
| Ednaswap | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1993–1999 |
| Labels |
Eastwest Records Island Records |
| Associated acts | Annetenna |
| Past members |
Anne Preven Scott Cutler Rusty Anderson Paul Bushnell Scot Coogan |
Ednaswap was a rock band from Los Angeles, United States, that existed between 1993 and 1998. Over a span of five years, the band released four major label records on East West, Elektra Records and Island Records. The band is known for their song "Torn", which appeared on their debut album and was later covered by Lis Sørensen, Trine Rein, Natalie Imbruglia, Tori Amos, Hands Like Houses, and One Direction.
In 1993, songwriters Scott Cutler and Anne Preven invited Rusty Anderson and Paul Bushnell to join their new band, Ednaswap. Frontwoman Anne Preven came up with the band's name after she dreamed she was in a band of the same name that was so bad they were booed off-stage.
Soon after recording an acoustic demo, the band was signed with the EastWest label. Ednaswap's self-titled 1995 album was the band's only record for EastWest, and the album was never put into wide release. Ednaswap was released from their contract after the album was out. The band was immediately signed by Island Records. During this time, they briefly called themselves Edna Swap rather than Ednaswap.
In 1997, Wacko Magneto was their first full-length album to be put into wide release, with an unquestionably grungy Hard rock sound with some similarities to Veruca Salt and Live Through This-era Hole. One of the tracks from Wacko Magneto, "Torn", was covered by Natalie Imbruglia, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart and number one on airplay around the world. It was number one on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. The single went on to sell over a million copies in the United Kingdom alone. However, Imbruglia's version of the song failed to stir up interest in the group's third (and final) LP, 1998's Wonderland Park, and Ednaswap subsequently disbanded on April 12, 1999.
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