Swallow was formed in Kansas by guitarist Ryan Newton and bassist Jason Shields.

3-D Stereo Trouble (Zero Hour, 1995) is an interesting variation on British "shoegazing": femme-fatale singer Julie Shields sounds like Alison Moyet (Yazoo), Newton's and Shields' guitar washes recall the Spacemen 3, the psychological crescendo of Just For Today follows the guidelines of the Cocteau Twins and songs like Solar Spoon and Rumba Box could almost be synth-pop's intellectual side. While most of the album is obviously derivative of British genres, in a few cases (I Wonder) their ultra-ethereal trance improves over the originals.

Shallow then released the EP Laser Lens Cleaner (1996).

High Flyin' Kid Stuff (Zero Hour, 1997) fares even better, because You Give Me Butterflies, Birthday and King Of The Wide Eyed Girls manage to sound simultaneously dreamy and catchy, and the quasi-orchestral arrangements of flute, dulcimer, piano, organ and cello, combined with a non-indulgent use of loops and samples, lift the genre to new metaphysical heights. Missile Command is the only exception here, a mildly aggressive rock and roll. The band has achieved a humble grandeur that weds the best elements of dream-pop and shoegazing with the best elements of noise-rock.

In 2000 guitarist and vocalist Julie Shields and bassist Jason Shields formed Capsules with drummer Kevin Trevino and released Reverser (Urinine, 2002), in a mellower, more sophisticated style (A Place to Stay, I'll Be the One and Bee Keeping).

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