Night Swimming release final taster single 'Five-Year Plan', ahead of debut EP 'No Place To Land'
The track is the final preview of their debut EP, recorded live to tape at Middle Farm Studios in Devon.
Night Swimming have released their new single 'Five-Year Plan', the final preview of their debut EP 'No Place To Land', set for release on 27th September.
The Bath/Bristol-based dream-pop band recorded their EP live to tape at Middle Farm Studios in Devon, working with British producer Peter Miles (Orla Gartland, FIZZ, TORRES). The EP will also feature previously released singles 'Evergreen' and 'Let That Be Enough'.
Vocalist Meg Jones spoke about the inspiration behind 'Five-Year Plan', saying: "Five-Year Plan is about the feeling of being dropped suddenly, without much explanation, by someone you were really close to. The words were written quickly and without a lot of conscious thought, compared with our other songs. I think this captured the honesty of the difficult emotions I was experiencing at the time."
The Bath/Bristol-based dream-pop band recorded their EP live to tape at Middle Farm Studios in Devon, working with British producer Peter Miles (Orla Gartland, FIZZ, TORRES). The EP will also feature previously released singles 'Evergreen' and 'Let That Be Enough'.
Vocalist Meg Jones spoke about the inspiration behind 'Five-Year Plan', saying: "Five-Year Plan is about the feeling of being dropped suddenly, without much explanation, by someone you were really close to. The words were written quickly and without a lot of conscious thought, compared with our other songs. I think this captured the honesty of the difficult emotions I was experiencing at the time."
Jones continued, detailing the recording process: "Like all of the tracks on the EP, Five-Year Plan was recorded as a live performance to analogue tape. We recorded the songs this way to give them their own energy and movement akin to our live shows. There were minimal overdubs on 'Five-Year Plan', however we did experiment with layers such as double tracked vocals/harmonies, a synth bass and even some acoustic guitar to thicken the mix. In terms of the writing process, the track was started by Jesse bringing an arpeggio melody to rehearsal that he'd be working on, and it was fleshed out by the rest of the band to create the wall of sound that is heard in the recording. A few of us were coincidentally experiencing similar life events at the same time, in the middle of winter, which definitely impacted the writing process. The song switches metre from 7/8 to 4/4 which we felt provided a cathartic release to end the song."
To celebrate the EP release, Night Swimming have announced several live dates:
SEPTEMBER
27 Rough Trade West, London, UK (In-store)
28 Rough Trade, Bristol, UK
30 The Bodega, Nottingham, UK
OCTOBER
14 The Lexington, London, UK (supporting TWEN)
24 Supersonic, Paris, France (They're Gonna Be Big Festival)
To celebrate the EP release, Night Swimming have announced several live dates:
SEPTEMBER
27 Rough Trade West, London, UK (In-store)
28 Rough Trade, Bristol, UK
30 The Bodega, Nottingham, UK
OCTOBER
14 The Lexington, London, UK (supporting TWEN)
24 Supersonic, Paris, France (They're Gonna Be Big Festival)