Swim Team Cincinnati, Ohio
They call us thrash pop and I still don't know what it means. Robert Christgau says: "From the budding alt-rock Athens of Cincinnati, Ohio, three hairy thrash-pop guys help one bebanged post-riot grrrl work out her frustrations."
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