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We made it a point to catch Swapmeet when they came to the US for SXSW, and I think RayRay and I each caught them twice; they were as solid as the singles promised, embracing a happy-go-lucky joyousness that permeated through the various venues they played. Their newest single, which dropped yesterday, jumps in with this back and forth between the vocalists, calm and cooled and pop-oriented. Just after the 2 minute mark they jump on the pedal and let the song crash into the listener with an abrasiveness that’s still tethered to that pop sensibility. That balance is something that should make their new LP, Mount Zero, pretty special; it arrives on July 17th via Winspear.