What key details about the wild swans -lrb- band -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: the wild swans are a post-punk band from liverpool , england , which originally formed in 1980 shortly after paul simpson -lrb- ex-keyboards -rrb- left the teardrop explodes . the band 's personnel has been subject to regular turnover , with vocalist simpson being the only constant member . the original incarnation of the wild swans lasted until 1982 , issuing one single . a reconstituted version of the band issued two albums from 1988 to 1990 before dissolving again ; more recently , simpson put a new lineup together and the group issued a new studio album in 2011 . the wild swans have not to date recorded any charting hits or albums , but they have enjoyed a degree of success and/or cult status in germany , japan , the uk , the us , and especially the philippines . the wild swans also spun off two charting splinter projects ; care and the lotus eaters . members of the wild swans have also been members of such liverpool-based uk chart acts as echo & the bunnymen , the icicle works , the woodentops and the lightning seeds .
- years active is 1980 ; 1990 , 2009 & ndash ; present & ndash ; 1982 , 1988 & ndash- past members is jeremy sharrock ian broudie justin stavely james weston pete de freitas kelly rolo mcginty stuart mann alan wills joseph fearon ian mcnabb chris- origin is liverpool , england- genre is post-punk , new wave- name is the wild swans- background is group_or_band- label is zoo records occultation records records strange fruit records sire/warner bros. records renascent- current members is paul mooney steve beswick richard turvey simpson les pattinson ged quinn ricky maymi mike- associated acts is care explodes the lotus eaters the icicle works the teardrop