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Music: Rock/Pop Swallows w/ Agent Ribbons

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Sleater-Kinney may be on an indefinite hiatus, but they still cast a long shadow. Witness the cute duo Swallows, who bang out power-chord pop punk like it was 1997. Guitarist-vocalist Em Brownlowe and drummer Jonathan Miller moved to Portland to start the band (presumably in hopes of drinking the same Northwestern water that nourished so many riot grrl outfits); while it isn't the most original musical formula, Brownlowe's vocal range is worth the price of admission. She goes from shriek-heavy intensity to brooding malaise with ease, and her lyrics convey a lightly pessimistic take on love.

– Max Goldberg

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