Screaming Trees - Sworn And Broken

What this video is

Released in November 1996, 'Sworn and Broken' arrived during the twilight of grunge's commercial dominance, four years after Screaming Trees' breakthrough with Sweet Oblivion. The Dust album, from which it was drawn as the second single, represented a sonic evolution toward blues and folk textures while retaining the band's psychedelic and hard-rock edge. Kerrang! named Dust album of the year, yet the record failed…

Why it matters

As the second single from what would prove to be Screaming Trees' final studio album released in their lifetime, 'Sworn and Broken' is a primary artifact of late-phase Pacific Northwest alternative rock. Its power-ballad structure, blues-inflected arrangement, and understated production…