San Diego was a hotbed of activity in the early 90's. A new style of rock was getting polished right under the nose's of all those beach-goers and 1970's anchormen ("they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina"). San Diego punk was sporadic, mathematical, and sung only by screaming as loud as possible. Many internet scholars pin point this as the birth of screamo, a variation on emo punk, recognizable by the incessant yells of the singer, often on the verge of dying. This became a huge defining are of music in the late 90's and early 2000's, where everyone was so weird that they'd circle around a screamo band and just stare at them for like an hour, not doing anything. Swing Kids are Justin Pearson's first band, before he did a bunch more screamo projects. He vocals are....you guessed it: harsh and dissonant. Jose Palafox is a really cool drummer who uses all empty space in the recording studio, filling it with powerhouse cracks and booms. This album collects their entire discography, 7", 2 split 7"s, and comps. There are only 7 songs, but you will feel those 7 songs. They are assaulting and manic; flailing around with direction. It is incredible. This is music to disappear into; brimming with poignant ideas. This will be a polarizing one; not everyone digs being yelled at. Personally, I just choose to believe Justin's normal voice is aggressive shouting. Like he was never even trying to sing. For all I know, I'm right.
Swing Kids - Discography
San Diego was a hotbed of activity in the early 90's. A new style of rock was getting polished right under the nose's of all those beach-goers and 1970's anchormen ("they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina"). San Diego punk was sporadic, mathematical, and sung only by screaming as loud as possible. Many internet scholars pin point this as the birth of screamo, a variation on emo punk, recognizable by the incessant yells of the singer, often on the verge of dying. This became a huge defining are of music in the late 90's and early 2000's, where everyone was so weird that they'd circle around a screamo band and just stare at them for like an hour, not doing anything. Swing Kids are Justin Pearson's first band, before he did a bunch more screamo projects. He vocals are....you guessed it: harsh and dissonant. Jose Palafox is a really cool drummer who uses all empty space in the recording studio, filling it with powerhouse cracks and booms. This album collects their entire discography, 7", 2 split 7"s, and comps. There are only 7 songs, but you will feel those 7 songs. They are assaulting and manic; flailing around with direction. It is incredible. This is music to disappear into; brimming with poignant ideas. This will be a polarizing one; not everyone digs being yelled at. Personally, I just choose to believe Justin's normal voice is aggressive shouting. Like he was never even trying to sing. For all I know, I'm right.
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