Probably the first album to be written and recorded entirely in a Bundesliga soccer stadium, namely the Millerntor Stadium of football team FC St. Pauli in Hamburg. Don’t worry, it doesn’t sound like stadium rock at all. Quite the opposite in fact…Lo-fi without being brittle and minimal without feeling sparse.

Since 1995, Swearing At Motorists has built a cult following with their raw energy, heartfelt songwriting, and relentless DIY ethos. Dubbed “The World’s Local Band,” they've traveled countless miles playing shows worldwide, sharing stages with iconic acts like Guided By Voices, Songs:Ohia, The Breeders, Spoon, Unwound, Brainiac, The Lemonheads, My Morning Jacket, and more. After a 10-year pause, the band is back—playing shows in support of tthis album

Critically acclaimed yet definitely under the radar, Swearing At Motorists remains a beloved staple of indie rock’s underground—now roaring back to the stage with new stories to tell.

SWEARING AT MOTORISTS has come a long way since it's birth as a poster for a fake band in 1994. A few months after the posters mysteriously appeared in record stores & music venues around Dayton, Ohio, Dave Doughman jokingly scrawled the name on a cassette of home recordings that he gave to friends, and in 1995 the band was officially born.

The late '90s found S@M releasing a slew of 7" EPs on different labels, and after getting repeated plays from John Peel and favorable press worldwide, the band landed a contract with the then new label Secretly Canadian.

They released 2 EPs & 4 LPs on SC, including 2000's Number Seven Uptown & 2002's This Flag Signals Goodbye, both of which were named MOJO Magazine's "Underground Album of the Year" the years they were released.

Swearing At Motorists relocated to Berlin, Germany in 2005, releasing their last LP for Secretly Canadian, Last Night Becomes This Morning the following year before quietly disappearing into the never-ending Berlin night...

8 years later, the band resurfaced in Hamburg, Germany, with a new album titled While Laughing, The Joker Tells The Truth, released Sept. 29, 2014 on Anton Newcombe's label A Recordings Ltd. reissued on vinyl May 2025.

01./ A1. Didn't Cross The Ocean / (Staplerfahrer Blues)
02./ A2 All That I Have
3 / A3. Italian Wine
4. / A4. Jackie And Will
5. / A5. Miss My Lion

6. / B1. Eleven Hours
7. / B2. Roll On Arte
8./ B3. Naked And Famous
9./ B4. 31 Seasons In The Minor League
10./B5. Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death

all songs by Dave Doughman, except “Miss My Lion” and “Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death” written by Scout Niblett, “Roll On Arte” written by Felice Brothers, and “31 Seasons In The Minor Leagues” written by Jason Molina

Dave Doughman - vocals, guitars, etc.
Martin Boeters - drums
with:
Florian Dürrmann - add. electric guitar (7., 10.)

Produced by Dave Doughman
Recorded in Hamburg, Germany by Dave Doughman at Levi’s Music Studio in FC St.Pauli’s Millerntor Stadion

Mastered by Flo Siller at Soundgarden Mastering
Cover Photos - Thomas Ertmer, Sleeve Photos - David Luther

(c) & (p) 2025, BB*ISLAND under exclusive license from Swearing At Motorists

release: Oct, 24. 2025

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