They play around in cemeteries, smoking cigarettes and brooding.

Foul Swoops play with Parquet Courts in a line up made in heaven. Check out the three-piece’s latest track, “Good Looks.”

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7″s or EPs are usually the first recordings that a new band will release, thereby giving listeners a short but effective first listen to their sound. With this in mind, the new 7″s from Foul Swoops and America Hearts are a total success: both provide great introductions to the aesthetics to two emerging D.C. acts. In addition, both recordings give a great introduction to their start-up imprint Yeah Gates. While both bands favor short songs (none over three minutes on either 7″) and a lo-fi aesthetic, these releases show that there can be breadth and depth without too many bells and whistles.

Since the name Foul Swoops started appearing on bills with local bands we know and like, such as Hume, S PRCSS and The Coathangers, we’d been anxiously awaiting a chance to check them out for ourselves. Upon finally catching their most recent gig, it’s clear that they have their priorities straight: songwriting. Foul Swoops’s songs layer simple but effective pop melodies in front of plenty of guitar fuzz. When combined with male and female…