Parenthetical Girls (formerly The Swastika Girls) is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon. Begun primarily as a recording project, the current touring version of the band consists of vocalist Zac Pennington, Rachael Jensen, Eddy Crichton and Matt Carlson, all sharing a variety of instrumental duties. Former touring members Jherek Bischoff and Sam Mickens (also of the band The Dead Science) continue to contribute to the group's recorded output. Their music is notable for its combination of saccharine pop and experimental elements, and has been compared with such disparate acts as Brian Eno, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dirty Projectors, Philip Glass, Xiu Xiu, and Phil Spector (Bowers, 2006; Unterberger, 2006). Originally taking their name from the Brian Eno composition Swastika Girls, original members Zac Pennington and Jeremy Cooper self-released their limited run debut EP Christmas W

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