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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Chicago Reader Accuses Local Artist of Twinkling - Swerp Records' Official Response Follows CHICAGO, IL - Swerp Records LLC has recently been made aware of a news article by the Chicago Reader regarding the twinkliness of one of our artists, My Dad. The article, available at ChicagoReader.com, alleges a comparison between the sound of My Dad's debut album, Stunts, to the sound of twinkle artists Into It. Over It., CSTVT, and Everyone Everywhere, among others. We at Swerp take these allegations seriously, and wish to address them. "Twinklecore", an offshoot of the slang term "Twinkle Daddies", is a joke disguised as a genre disguised as a joke, described by Urban Dictionary as "Those emo-ish bands with the twinkly guitars and the hoarse vocals". While other terms such as "post-hardcore" and "midwest emo" have been used to describe the sound in recent years, they have not achieved widespread use, due to the fact they are even less effective at describing the genre's sound than the term "twinklecore". We regret that My Dad's furious, feedback driven sound was confused for the complex trebly melodies of the "twinkle" movement. We further regret that the My Dad live show, incorporating exceptional pedal effects and two syncopated drummers going HAM, was interpreted for the visceral punk attitude associated with twinkle. We would additionally like to apologize for the confusion of those who are not familiar with the genre "twinkle", and instead have read this release looking for allegations of Twinkies™, a popular snack pastry created by the Hostess corporation. Going forward, we at Swerp encourage journalists to use these alternate terms to describe the "twinkle" sound as it applies to any of our artists, to prevent any further confusion. Please use the alternatives, "Fat Metal," "Meatgaze," "Sad Jazz," "Post-Corpse," "Polish Party Anthems," "Scum," "Gargoyle Funk," "Trashy Bluegrass," "Lawsuit Bait," or "Michael Bay Presents: Post-Hardcore". For further inquiries, please contact Ian Sutherland at info@SwerpRecords.com, or by phone at 312.834.1535. Swerp Records - ON SOME SERIOUS SWERP.   http://www.SwerpRecords.com - Main Site http://www.OnSomeSeriousSwerp.com - Music

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3 hearts // Johnny Foreigner

New song from the NAMES EP available HERE with badges and HERE with a shirt!

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Tomorrow Was, from Freudian Slip's final EP, "& Slide".

act like it's worth all of our time knowing in the back of our mind

Out today via Swerp Records!

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You asked for it, and we delivered. The brand-swerpin'-new Swerp Records Bandcamp, and the final album by Freudian Slip. Check it out!

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Freudian Slip - Tutu Two

From their final EP “& slide”, coming out this Sunday! Reblog it! Download it! Put it on yr fall mixtapes!

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JOHNNY FOREIGNER VS THE ATLANTIC TOUR DATES SO FAR

OCTOBER 30th Wilmington, NC @ Satellite w/ Hammer No More The Fingers 31st Durham, NC @ Pinhook w/ Hammer No More The Fingers NOVEMBER 1st - Richmond, VA @ Republic w/ Hammer No More The Fingers 2nd - Washington, DC @ Velvet Lounge w/ Hammer No More The Fingers 3rd - Baltimore, MD @ Golden West w/ Hammer No More The Fingers 4th - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ & Hop Along, The Sidekicks 6th - NYC, NY @ Glasslands Gallery 7th - Boston, MA @ Great Scott - Clicky Clicky Music Blog Show Spectacular 8th - TBA | Northampton, MA 9th - Binghampton University | Buffalo, NY 10th - TBA | Pittsburgh w/ Nervous Passenger 11th - TBA | Athens w/ Nervous Passenger 12th - TBA | Toledo w/ Nervous Passenger 13th - TBA | Kalamazoo w/ Nervous Passenger 14th - Chesterton, IN @ Sound Cellar w/ Nervous Passenger 15th - VS CHICAGO - w/ Water House, Nervous Passenger, My Dad @ Subterranean 16th - The Sett | Madison, WI w/ Nervous Passenger 17th - VS SWERP - w/ Nervous Passenger, Noumenon, Scoundrel @ Swerp Mansion CANADIAN DATES TBA — We’ll add event links as we can find them! Reblog this post for the American Jofo fans out there!!

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This is the best thing I've ever typed. We are proud to announce our newest signing, the world-beating UK noise-pop titans JOHNNY FOREIGNER! This is a big moment for us at Swerp - Johnny Foreigner is quite literally our favorite band from outside the USA. They're well-known in the UK and Japan, but aside from a brief tour with Los Campesinos!, the haven't had much of a presence on this side of the Atlantic. We're here to change that. Hold onto your pants, we have a LOT of stuff to announce, including a US/Canadian Tour (part-way with Nervous Passenger), an all-new EP available for pre-order, the re-release of Johnny Foreigner Vs Everything, and two Chicago dates, VS CHICAGO at Subterranean, and VS SWERP at Swerp Mansion. Keep an eye on our Facebook feed for updates throughout the day!!! http://swerprecords.com/johnny-foreigner

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ratboy

Ratboys - Down The River, Live from Swerp Mansion

Swerp Records' own Ratboys, performing at The Mexican Standoff, June 2nd 2012.

New album "AOID" coming soon!

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one of swerp mansion's most incredible performances

NAH @ Gnarfest 2012

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goddamnit i really need to start posting here more frequently

in the meantime add our venue on facebook

swerp.mansion!

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Today I saw Kite Party, Prawn (acoustic), Sirs, Glocca Morra, Big Kids, Hop Along, Algernon and Joyce Manor. Swerp Mansion; Chicago IL. (Taken with Instagram)

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WE'RE HOSTING THIS AT SWERP MANSION. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR. DO IT LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.

BUY GNARFEST WRISTBANDS NOW 1:00pm Jerkface 1:15pm Machismo 1:30pm T’bone 1:45pm Texas Instruments (MO) 2:00pm Holy Death (PA) 2:20pm Kite Party (PA) 2:40pm Guillemet 3:00pm Glocca Morra (PA) 3:20pm Creeper (ON) 3:40pm Spanyurd 4:00pm Caution Children (FL) 4:20pm! Lord Snow 4:40pm Prawn (NJ) 5:00pm Bandera (ON) 5:20pm Calculator (CA) 5:40pm Joint Chiefs of Math (PA) 6:00pm ——-BREAK——— 7:00pm ::::::::::::::{{{ SIRCVL OF DETH MMXII }}}:::::::::::::::::::: regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace and rest can never dwell, hope never comes that comes at all. ABASHED THE DEVIL STOOD AND FELT HOW AWFUL GOODNESS IS :{ the four horsemen }: :::::::Ape Up! (MA)::::::: ::::::Big Kids (CA):::::::: :::::::::Jowls (MI):::::::::: :::::::::NAH (PA)::::::::::: 8:00pm My Dad 8:20pm Spook houses (NY) 8:40pm Itto 9:00pm Sirs (NY) 9:30pm Hop Along (PA) 10:00pm The Tanks (IA) 10:30pm Joyce Maynor (CA) 11:00pm Sed Non Satiata (France) 11:30pm Algernon Cadwallader (PA) $20 All Ages

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About Us

It starts with a band. For most people, at least. For me, it was a comic book shop in a suburban town called Lansing that introduced me to Albatross. I had been to a couple of concerts before that, mostly just big venues with my parents, but nothing small, intimate, or raw. That day was the first day I experienced local music, and I was introduced to the first real friends I had in my life.

Over the next six years, I saw dozens of bands and hundreds of shows come from the South Suburbs of Chicago, and later, from all corners of the city. Lights. De Triomphe. The Jacks. Probably Vampires. Audible Empire. Richard Def. The Articulators. Sauk Bother. Hellbender. The Para-Medics. Mishu. High Society. Battles of the Bands on lawns and in gymnasiums. The final Albatross show at the Lighthouse. Every crappy local festival. The Pancake Haus. Stephan’s House. Winter Show. Metaphysics. Every Big Show. The first Sooper Secret set. Bands that changed who I was as a person, and shows that transformed the lives of those around me, and goddamnit, they were so good.

A community grew around these bands, not only for their musical skill, but for the company of like-minded people who cared about these shared experiences. Hundreds were drawn to the music, listened to demos like they were classics, and spent meager allowances on tickets. And yet, there was a glass ceiling. Whether from bad luck, poor planning, or the impossible signal-to-noise of the internet, many of these bands would never break free of the confines of comic book stores. Bands would live, thrive, play dozens of shows, and die, without a single recording, website, or lasting document, their only memory left in the .jpgs of old posters destined to vanish in a server disconnection.

When we decided to start Swerp, the reasoning was both of preservation and creation. We were going to get organized, we were going to set our sights high, and we were going to do what had previously been impossible – break free and break out. We would take the music that we knew could succeed if given an outlet, and get it to each and every person who would appreciate it as much as we have. If you’re reading this, you are one of them.

Our objectives at Swerp are threefold;

1. To bring our music and our friends’ music to as many ears as they can find willing to listen.

2. To play as many shows as humanly possible with as much energy and passion and fury as our bodies will allow, and to bring as many awesome people as we can find to these shows in shared enjoyment.

3. To be able to make, enjoy, produce, play, promote, shoot, and celebrate music amongst our friends and community, locally and globally, as long as we can, in defiance of the threats of old age and coin.

This is why I fight. This is why we play.

This is why we are on some serious SWERP.

J Matthew Nix Owner and Time Lord, Swerp Records July 20th, 2012

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Nervous Passenger - I Got Your Back

From newly launched Swerp Records (a bunch of rad dudes from Chicago), I (catie) bring to you all Nervous Passenger! Tips for listening:

Say JAMS! JAMS! JAMS! in slowly increasing speed until you cannot possibly go faster and then press the little triangle.

Stand up.

Sit down.

Sweat a little bit/a lot.

Tap your fingers on the table.

Fidget.

(Are you nervous yet)

Sit next to the driver on your way to Chicago to come hang out tonight!

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My Dad - 83 and Loving It

A mathy/poppy/pretty/weird project by Philadelphia to Chicago transplant, Dave Collis.

From yr friends at Swerp Records!

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We're proud to announce we've just signed My Dad, the mathy/hardcorey badass project of Dave Collis, performed live with Aaron Sheehan on bass and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya and Brendan Smyth on drums. Check out their album "Stunts", now streaming online at SwerpRecords.com, and for sale for only $3 at Music.SwerpRecords.com!

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(Swerp Mansion, July 16th, 2012)