Swallows – Songs For Strippers and other Professions

Swallows is a indie band from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Swallows is fronted by multi-instrumentalists Jeff Crandall (Thinland, Mellow Drunk) and Tyson Allison (The Sleeper Pins, Gliss). Cellist and composer Aaron Kerr. “Songs For Strippers and Other Professions” is also one of the only albums I have ever seen say this “a collection of inspirational songs honoring strippers and burlesque dancers everywhere.” The record is eleven tracks of vintage rock and roll that will tear you up. “Not Your Kind Of Man” dirty things up with some slimly little riffs and plenty of cowbell. The lyrics go right a long the lines of the album with “a put up with a lot of bullshit to see that little bush.” “The Craven King” musically does a lot of interesting things with the use of a piano but the lyrics are just a little to over the top. “Come To Me” is the dark and seductive ballad and I think they even use a cash register sound in this song. “Days Like This” shows the bands bluesy side with a very deep and rustic track. “Songs For Strippers…” even when the subject matter might be a little to in your face for some is still a solid rock record. The band did deliver on what they said by “honoring strippers.”