Channeling the unholy trinity of deceived youths, i.e incomprehension, anger and boredom through the raw force of strong 90s indie rock female leads – think Deal twins – Brooklyn-based pop punk quartet Swearin‘ came forward barely a year ago with the oh-so-self-explanatory first EP ‘What A Dump‘. As a follow-up that saw them off on an extensive US tour, they released last June their first self-titled full-length, twelve-track burst of laid-back energy fuelled with loud guitars, leaning at one extreme towards pathetic stripped-down ballads, diving on the other right into hardcore tendencies for rabid drumbeats and shreds-a-go-go, with in mind one goal: getting the local crowds shaking to some effective, effervescent r’n’r in the broader cathartic sense. An act on the rise which you can catch at Cameo Gallery on September 21st. – Tracy Mamoun
