| "As
ad-hoc purveyors
of power pop, the members of SWAG proved themselves to be in a class of
their own at the cozy Khyber in Philadelphia Thursday evening (April
19,
2001)"
Pat Berkery |
"A
labor of love that finds a bunch of roots-rock musicians bashing out
Anglophilic
power pop that's been fitted with comfortable three-part harmonies."
Jonathan
Perry |
"They
had a
slam-packed show." Kent Marcus, music attorney. "Everyone
from
guys from the Black Crowes to Ray Davies was there to check them
out."
Daryl Sanders |
| "At its heart,
Catch-all
is a meticulously crafted, genuinely enthusiastic plunge into a style
of
pop songcraft that almost sounds like it comes from another world."
Billboard |
"If
all the kids who bought the Beatles' 1 bought this too, guitar-powered
pop would be in great shape".
Ken Tucker |
"This debut is
the best
blast of '60s-style power pop since, well, the Beatles' greatest-hits
album,
1." Three stars."
Richard
Skanse |
| "Swag doesn't
stand for
anything except great pop music."
Phil Sheridan |
"This
record's as close as we're ever going to get to hearing Fab Four
performing
new material."
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
"She's Deceiving
is as
close as we'll ever get to a brand new Beatles song."
Peter Cooper |
| "Catch-all is a
vital,
fiendishly catchy piece of work."
Michael
Pelusi |
"If
Paul McCartney were still making good music, he could only wish he'd
made
an album this good."
Chet Flippo |
"Finally, someone
put the
super back in 'supergroup'."
Steve
Ciabattoni |
| "Their sound,
though steeped
in homage, is utterly fresh, of the here and now, charming the pants
off
lovers of classic pop everywhere."
Fred Mills |