At the heart of The Swallowtails are two musicians drawn together by curiosity, connection, and a shared desire to be understood. Kansas City–based singer/songwriters Miki P (Guitar/Vocals) and Rachel Lovelace (Bassoon/Vocals) craft genre-bending songs that blend pastoral folk with baroque pop. Integrating steady rhythmic guitar with melodic bassoon, this duo is creating heartfelt music with storytelling at its core.

The duo’s third album and most recent release Perspective is the bands most expansive and intentional work to date. This record represents their shared musical bond over 8 years of collaboration, with songs that have taken shape both onstage and in their community of listeners.

Formed in 2018, The Swallowtails have released three full-length albums—Right Where We Are (2020), The World Still Spins (2023), and Perspective (2026) and a self-produced EP Lucky Penny (2024), which marked a bold evolution into a fully collaborative songwriting partnership. In 2024, they were voted Best Band of Kansas City by The Pitch Awards, and in 2023 their song Take it Slow won Best Song. NPR’s 90.9 The Bridge praised the EP as “a lovely confluence of pastoral folk and baroque pop.”