Swan (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Swan

| type = studio

| artist = Unwritten Law

| cover = Unwritten Law - Swan cover.jpg

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| released = March 29, 2011

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| genre = Alternative rock, pop punk

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| label = Suburban Noize Records

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| prev_title = Live and Lawless

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = The Hum

| next_year = 2022

}}

Swan is the sixth studio album by the San Diego–based punk band Unwritten Law. It was released on March 29, 2011, on Suburban Noize Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/track_by_track_unwritten_law|title=Track By Track: Unwritten Law|accessdate=2024-01-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209045747/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/track_by_track_unwritten_law|archive-date=December 9, 2011|df=mdy-all}} It's the band's first album in six years, since 2005's Here's to the Mourning.{{Cite web|url=http://www.suburbannoizerecords.com/?page=album%2Fview%2F129|title=Suburban Noize Records | Official Website}} This is their last album to feature lead guitarist Steve Morris and bassist Pat "PK" Kim, who left Unwritten Law late in 2011,{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/exclusive_unwritten_law_face_lineup_changes_after_physical_altercation_betw|accessdate=2024-01-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229031414/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/exclusive_unwritten_law_face_lineup_changes_after_physical_altercation_betw|title=Exclusive: Unwritten Law face lineup changes after physical altercation between members|archive-date=December 29, 2011|df=mdy-all}} and also their only studio album with Dylan Howard as their drummer; Howard later left in 2013.

In 2010, the band held a contest for fans to submit their designs for the album's cover art, and the band chose three different covers for the album, a different one for advanced copies, internet copies, and retail copies.{{cite web |url=http://www.unwrittenlaw.com/ |title=Home |website=unwrittenlaw.com}} The album's first single, "Starships and Apocalypse" was released on January 24, 2011.