The Birmingham five-piece return with new music and a run of live dates.
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Birmingham five-piece Swim Deep have shared new single ‘Mud’, offering another glimpse into their forthcoming fifth studio album ‘Hum’, which is set to arrive on 19th June via Submarine Cat Records.
Produced by Bill Ryder-Jones, who also worked on previous record ‘There’s a Big Star Outside’ and now plays with the band live, ‘Mud’ pulls from 90s grunge and alternative rock.
The writing partnership between vocalist Austin Williams and guitarist JJ Buchanan of Fur proved especially fruitful, resulting in the shortest gap between albums in the band's career. Williams offered some insight into how 'Mud' came together: "Mud was born in our label's studio, where we would meet up and jam with no real pressure or goal, just friends playing music together and expressing ourselves the only way we know how. the chorus came to me, which I immediately thought was too good for it to be an original thought, it's like seeing a magic trick and being told it's actually magic, no trick. With all the other things going on in our lives I often forget that the one constant thing is the love I have for my wife every day, this song is about that."
On the recording process, Buchanan says: "The outro was a 3 month long battle in which we were all trying to steer the ship in the same direction (a Teenage Fanclubs 'The Concept' inspired instrumental) but just via different routes. Luckily captain Bill stepped up to the wheel and got us out of the storm unscathed."
To coincide with the release, Swim Deep have lined up a run of in-store appearances and headline shows across the UK. The dates are as follows:
JUNE
19 Tough Love, Hastings
20 Rough Trade Denmark Street, London
21 Banquet Records, London
22 O2 Institute 3 (via Jacaranda), Birmingham (Full Band)
23 Jacaranda Records, Liverpool
25 Vinilo, Southampton
SEPTEMBER
24 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
25 YES Pink Room, Manchester
26 McChuills, Glasgow
30 Bodega, Nottingham
OCTOBER
1 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
2 Moth Club, London
3 Moth Club, London
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