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- Summary: This is the second full-length release for the alternative rock band that includes Allison Crutchfield (her twin sister's solo project is Waxahatchee), Kyle Gilbride, and Jeff Bolt.
- Record Label: Wichita
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Punk-Pop, Twee Pop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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Nov 11, 2013There’s a handful of ballads too--the surest sign of maturity--but just when we think they’ve given up the pacy numbers forever, they sucker-punch us at the death with the perfect one-two combo of ‘Unwanted Place’ and ‘Young’.
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Nov 1, 2013Surfing Strange has the band gliding over waves at record height, with barely a single hiccup.
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Nov 6, 2013"Indie rock" has long since ceased to be either "indie" or "rock," of course, but Surfing Strange signifies on both counts, just when we desperately needed a refresher on the fundamentals.
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Nov 6, 2013If you're looking for a guided tour of the eternal-turning-23 blues, you can't do better than the second Swearin' album.
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Nov 14, 2013Surfing Strange is a tight and coherent little album whose greatest strength lies in its youthful energy and sense of the ups and downs of the early twenties--the lows of uncertainty and malaise, and the highs of excitement and anticipation.
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Nov 8, 2013Frustratingly, the album’s lowest point comes directly after one of its high points.... That’s not to say that Surfing Strange isn’t impressive as a whole.
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Nov 14, 2013Unfortunately, Swearin’s touchstones seem to be catching up with them, and the result is a strong album that nevertheless feels overtly, distractingly derivative in spots.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Dec 21, 2013
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