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

Swim Deep have released new track 'Hard To Come Back' and announced two special shows featuring producer Bill Ryder-Jones.

The track arrives as a bonus song from their recent album 'There's A Big Star Outside', which was produced by Ryder-Jones and released via Submarine Cat Records.

Frontman Austin Williams explains the personal nature of the track: "'Hard To Come Back' came about during a turning point, full of grey clouds and a peeping light. I accompanied a close friend to their first AA meeting. I always said when they were ready, that I'd go with, much like when we'd get ready before going out as teenagers, because we were too timid to go alone. I never felt closer and more proud of them in that moment. In my early 20s i almost lost a best friend to addiction, and I'm not proud of the way i responded, by burying my head in the warm sand. It's difficult to know what to do, but helping to address the situation and offering love and unconditional support is a start. This song is a usual naive prance around the truth of that experience."

Speaking about the upcoming shows, Williams adds: "The Cribs got Johnny Marr, Oasis got Andy Bell, and we've got Bill Ryder-Jones. Making 'Big Star', was a highlight of Swim Deep's career, and throughout the process Bill became part of the band, so to mark it with a one off show will be the summit of this chapter. I found a big brother in Bill at the perfect time, I was going through a lot, we both were, and after leading this band for 12 years, I was yearning for a mentor, a big brother, to tell me everything was ok, and bring my deflated ego back to its space invader shaped self. It's the honour to say, Swim Deep play a church with Bill Ryder-Jones on guitar."

The dates in full read:

MARCH
6 Night & Day, Manchester
7 St Pancras Old Church, London