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Albums by Swallows

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clearskyrelapse is available at swallows.bandcamp.com.

Featuring:
Clear Sky Relapse (lyrics)
Rattle Them Bones (lyrics)
Home (lyrics)
I Will Not Burn
Ballad of Charon (lyrics)
High Water (lyrics)

Songs for Strippers (and other professions)

#57 on Consequence of Sounds' Top 100 Albums of 2008

"Swallows has invoked what people are calling 'rock and roll, ugly and beautiful, profane and spiritual...' This [Minnesota] quartet brings a blend of classic blues, a barrage of eclectic instruments, and warm yet gritty Nick Cave vocals. . . . It is seldom that one gets to enthusiastically introduce new bands with raw talent, but this is one of those moments." - David Buchanan, Consequence of Sound

This patiently crafted album features sumptuous vintage guitar tones, gritty cello lines, striking vocals and an eclectic fusion of musical styles.

Songs for Strippers (and other professions) is also available at CDBaby.com and digital download sites.

Featuring:
Not Your Kind of Man (lyrics)
Hardball (lyrics)
I Won't Let You Down (lyrics)
Kerouac (lyrics)
The Last Happy Shot (lyrics)
Craven King (lyrics)
Come to Me (lyrics | video)
Bottom Feeder (lyrics)
Days Like This (lyrics)
Undone (lyrics)
Eventide (lyrics)

Dissonant Creatures
(Aaron Kerr and Swallows)

Listen to Dissonant Creatures

Dissonant Creatures began as a series of minimalist compositions featuring cello and piano. Tyson and Jeff added ambient soundscapes to Aaron's original tracks using old analog keyboards, guitars, homemade effects and loops, environmental sounds, household items, percussion and vocals. The finished pieces balance "musicality" and rhythmic pulse with ambience and space.

As the title of the project suggests, the ten pieces that comprise Dissonant Creatures retain a distinct musical tension and favor rhythm and repetition over melody and progressive, linear development.

The overall feel of the music is a kind of ritual meditative music with modal folk, gothic and avant-garde classical themes. In spite the album's dark tones, textures and colors, Dissonant Creatures remains a sensual, soothing and contemplative collection of pieces.

Music from Dissonant Creatures has been featured in independent film projects and on NPR's Science Friday program.

Dissonant Creatures is available for at CDBaby.com and digital download sites.

Featuring:
House of Leaves
Dissonant Creatures
Humanity
Nine
Doctor Phibes
Prime Numbers
Jesus Built My Pedicab
Daniel K
Shabadéqua
The Skryer

Tracing the Cracks
(Thinland)

Listen to Tracing the Cracks.

Tracing the Cracks is the first and last album by Thinland, the group that Aaron Kerr and Jeff Crandall formed with Jason Fritts and Patrick Hennessey in 2002. The Thinland material was folky, introspective, and atmospheric. The CD featured excellent string arrangements by Aaron Kerr, Sena Thompson (violin, viola) and Jeff Crandall as well as excellent guitarwork by Mellow Drunk's Leigh Gregory. Thinland's sound was often compared to R.E.M., Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Eels and David Sylvian.

Tracing the Cracks is available at CDBaby.com and digital download sites.

Featuring:
These Last Days (lyrics)
Fire God
Heat and Light (lyrics)
Walk On
Uh Huh
Rarebird (lyrics)
Suffocate Susan
Hard Luck
More Trouble Than I'm Worth (lyrics)
Water for the Man (lyrics)
Maria
I Don't Belong to the Sun (lyrics)