Swearin’ is a new indie rock band from Philadelphia formed in 2011 that fans of Cloud Nothings, Yuck, and Girls will enjoy.

The band is fronted by former P.S Eliot member Allison Crutchfield, who plays lead guitar and sings, and Kyle Gilbride who shares both guitar and vocal duties. The band also includes Keith Spencer on bass, and Jeff Bolt on drums.

The band has only released two albums, but they quickly gained traction from popular indie blogs such as Pitchfork and Stereogum. Their self titled debut was praised for its combination of distorted guitar riffs and soothing melodies, such as album opener “1” and “Crashing.” The album’s sound is similar to other 90’s alternative revivalists such as Yuck and Girls.

Surfing Strange is their second album, which was released on November 5th to immediate praise. Swearin’ departs from their first album by having a more diverse sound, as opposed to the constant fast paced guitar-driven songs from the first album.

The opener “Dust in the Gold Sack” is something out of every pop punk fan’s dream: fast guitar energy mixed with a soothing melody from Crutchfield. “Noise at blair, ash in your long hair, you glare at the cracked scene out a foggy window,” she sings in contrast to the rapid and loud guitars.

The album changes pace in “Watered Down” sung by Gilbride and “Mermaid” sung by both Gilbride and Crutchfield. “Mermaid” is the most removed song from the album, as the lyrics are drowned out by a grungy guitar riff and hard hitting drums.

Other stand outs from the album are “Parts of Speech,” which features the same grungy sound as “Mermaid” and has Crutchfield whining, “when you get there, you’ll spend it all on champagne and cab fare.” “Young,” the second to last song on the album, brings back the energy from “Dust in the Gold Sack” that was lost in the middle of the album. The guitars pick up a fast and catchy riff as Crutchfield sings lyrics that emulate blink 182’s idea of staying young at heart: “Your words are thoughtful and unprepared… how could anyone spoil your fun, how could anyone make you feel guilty for being young?”

Swearin’, despite being an up and coming band, has already shown in their first album that they love, fast and loud guitars with soothing melodies, and in their second album that they want to grow, and not be pigeonholed into one genre.