Swearin' is a

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-based musical group made up of singer/guitarist Allison Crutchfield, singer/guitarist Kyle Gilbride, bassist Keith Spencer and drummer Jeff Bolt. They released two albums and an EP. The band split in 2015 and Crutchfield embarked on a solo career. In November 2017, Swearin' announced that they had reunited and would go on tour in support of

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in 2018.

History

Born in 1989, Allison Crutchfield and her twin sister

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formed their first musical group, the Ackleys, in their native

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in 2004. They recorded one self-titled album and an EP, ''Forget Forget, Derive Derive''. After three years, they formed the band P.S. Eliot in 2007 and released two albums, ''Introverted Romance In Our Troubled Minds'' (2009), and ''Sadie'' (2011) both on Salinas Records. They disbanded in 2011, and Allison Crutchfield moved to New York where she formed Swearin' with Kyle Gilbride, previously of Big Soda. Katie Crutchfield remained in Alabama and performed solo under the name

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. Both groups would often tour together. Swearin' recorded a demo EP, ''What a Dump'', in 2011.What a Dump
Salinas Records They released their debut album ''

Swearin' Swearin' is a Philadelphia-based musical group made up of singer/guitarist Allison Crutchfield, singer/guitarist Kyle Gilbride, bassist Keith Spencer and drummer Jeff Bolt. They released two albums and an EP. The band split in 2015 and Crutchfiel ...

'' on Salinas Records in 2012, followed by ''

Surfing Strange ''Surfing Strange'' is the second full-length album by Swearin'. It was released on November 5, 2013 on Salinas Records. Unlike the band's 2012 debut album, it features vocals from the band's bassist Keith Spencer. Track listing References ...

'' in 2013. Salinas released ''What a Dump'' in 2014. Band members Allison Crutchfield, Kyle Gilbride and Keith Spencer all contributed to

's second studio album, ''

Cerulean Salt ''Cerulean Salt'' is the second studio album by American indie musician Waxahatchee, released on March 5, 2013, on Don Giovanni Records. Co-produced by Swearin' members, Kyle Gilbride and Keith Spencer, the album was recorded in primary recordi ...

'' (2013). In February 2015, Swearin' broke up, with band members Allison Crutchfield and Kyle Gilbride ending their relationship that same year. Crutchfield toured with her sister's band throughout the year while working on new material. She signed to

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in July 2016 and embarked on a solo tour in October of that year. In January 2017, Crutchfield released a solo album, ''

Tourist in This Town ''Tourist in This Town'' is the debut solo album by Allison Crutchfield, a former member and co-founder of the bands P.S. Eliot and Swearin'. It was released on January 27, 2017 on Merge Records, and produced by Jeff Zeigler. Critical receptio ...

'', produced by Jeff Zeigler. She described the record as "visceral, and a huge part of me processing these changes that I was going through". The album was preceded by the single "I Don't Ever Wanna Leave California". In July 2018 Swearin’ announced their first new album in five years, ''Fall Into the Sun'', would be released on

with single “Grow Into a Ghost”.

Discography

*''What a Dump'' -

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, 12" EP, MP3 (2011) *''

'' - Salinas Records, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2012) *''

'' - Salinas Records, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2013) *''

Fall Into the Sun ''Fall Into the Sun'' is the fourth studio album by American band Swearin'. It was released on October 5, 2018, under Merge Records, and is the band's first album since reforming in 2017. Release On July 23, 2018, Swearin' announced the release ...

'' -

, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2018)

References

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