SWIM DEEP

About Swim Deep

Swim Deep are an English indie pop band formed in Birmingham in 2011. The band was initially composed of Austin Williams, Tom Higgins, and Wolfgang J. Harte. Harte left the band in late 2012 and was replaced by Cavan McCarthy. James Balmont joined as a live member in 2013 and became a full member in 2014. In 2018, Zachary Robinson and Tom Higgins left the band before recording their third album. Thomas Fiquet and Robbie Wood joined the band for the recording of their third album, 'Emerald Classics'. The band has been associated with the Digbeth-based B-Town scene. They began recording their debut album, 'Where the Heaven Are We', in Brussels in late 2012, and it was released on 5 August 2013. Their second album, 'Mothers', was released on 2 October 2015. Their third album, 'Emerald Classics', was released on 4 October 2019.

About Swim Deep

About Swim Deep

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Releases

Hum

There's A Big Star Outside

Emerald Classics

Where the Heaven Are We

Little Blue

You, Me And Mary

I Keep Her Photograph With Me

Worlds Unluckiest Guy

Familiarise Yourself with Your Closest Exit - EP

Very Heaven (Jan Scott Wilkinson's Deep Sea Remix)

Live at SubCat Studios

Don't Make Me A Stranger

Very Heaven

On the Floor

Happy As Larrie (Edit)

To Feel Good (404 Remix)

Sail Away, Say Goodbye / To Feel Good

Mothers (Track By Track Commentary)

Familiarise Yourself with Your Closest Exit

Upcoming Festival Appearances

The Great Escape 2026

Tracks by Swim Deep

Recent Shows

Swim Deep Lyrics

Rockaway Beach has added Swim Deep, Master Peace and more to its 2027 line-up

Swim Deep take us deep into the woods for a warm-up of 'Broken' at Latitude 2026

Down With Boring reports in from Dork's Latitude 2026 takeover

Sports Team are leading Dork's Big Latitude Opening Party

Swim Deep’s new single ‘You, Me & Mary’ arrives with a full-circle moment for Austin Williams

Check out Swim Deep's Teenage Kicks playlist, feat. Yuck, The Horrors, MGMT and more

Dork is taking over The Nest at Truck Festival 2026

Swim Deep have shared ‘Mud’, “like seeing a magic trick and being told it’s actually magic”

Swim Deep have dropped another new track, 'I Keep Her Photograph With Me'

Swim Deep have announced their fifth album 'Hum' and a UK tour

Swim Deep and Lowertown join London's new Footsteps festival lineup

Swim Deep have shared their new song 'Hard To Come Back', and announced some special shows

Swim Deep: "This record proves that we're one of the best bands in the country"

Swim Deep have released a tribute to those impacted by dementia, 'Don't Make Me A Stranger'

Son Estrella Galicia is heading back to Brighton with Swim Deep for a night of multisensory revelry

Swim Deep have shared a new single born from a rainy night spent at the pub, 'Very Heaven'

SON Estrella Galicia are going to hold a second micro-festival in Brighton, with Swim Deep and more

Swim Deep have shared a new video for their latest single, 'First Song'

Swim Deep reconsider childhood dreams with their new single, 'First Song'

Swim Deep have announced a new album with reflective early single, 'How Many Love Songs Have Died In Vegas?'

Was It A Day Or Was It Forever? - celebrate Swim Deep's debut album 'Where The Heaven Are We' with a special night at London's The Boogaloo

Swim Deep are heading out on a 10th anniversary tour for debut album, 'Where The Heaven Are We'

Swim Deep release video for new single 'Little Blue'

Swim Deep have released a new single and announced a November headline tour

Swim Deep are set to drop a new track, 'Little Blue' next week

Swim Deep, Lime Garden and Priestgate check in for this week's edition of Down With Boring

Swim Deep, Lime Garden and Priestgate - plus an extra special guest - bring the best of indie-pop brilliance to Dork's Night Out

Check out Swim Deep's new collaborative EP 'Familiarise Yourself With Your Closest Exit'

Swim Deep have shared a brand new sun-kissed hit, 'Big Green Apple'

Lime Garden and Priestgate are set to play the sold-out next edition of Dork's Night Out with Swim Deep

The next instalment of Dork's Night Out, featuring headliners Swim Deep, has officially sold out

Swim Deep have teamed up with Hatchie for a new track, 'Worlds Unluckiest Guy' - and they're playing a Dork's Night Out show this March!

Martyn Young's Top 10s: The Best British Bands of the Last Decade

Swim Deep talk latest album 'Emerald Classics', pop, and getting new music out for "January or February"

Swim Deep head out to sea for their new ‘Sail Away, Say Goodbye’ video

Swim Deep have announced their full UK tour for this October

Swim Deep have announced their new album, and it’s out in October

Swim Deep are back! Back!! Back!!! Check out their new track, 'To Feel Good'

Swim Deep have announced a trio of homecoming shows for next month

Swim Deep are back and prepping for a big year: "We're all super buzzing"

Swim Deep have announced they've changed their underwear (and a new London show and stuff)

Swim Deep have released playlist of tracks that have influenced their upcoming album

Swim Deep have resurfaced to tease the band's return in June