Swervedriver frontman Adam Franklin recently told Billboard that the band is slated to tour next spring and it will mostly likely begin in the United States. He also comments on what inspired the revered '90s shoegazers to give it another go: a bunch of other older and/or legendary acts that pretty much kicked ass when they resurrected in recent years.

"There are so many bands reforming. I've seen a lot of them get back together and they were awe-inspiring: Dinosaur Jr, the Stooges, the Pixies," he told Billboard. "We kind of thought, if we can give people a good time, hell, why not?" The band is aiming to get back on the road in April and there's talk about a possible Coachella appearance, Billboard says.
In Franklin's side-project news, an EP from his band with Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino, the Setting Suns, is due next month. "It's cool because most of the music has been Sam's," Franklin told Billboard. "Some is guitar-originated, some is keyboard-oriented. I've sat down, come up with vocal melodies and words, and then given them back to him."