Swim Deep are a four piece band from Birmingham that have just released their debut album entitled "Where the Heaven Are We". The band have a sound that I would describe as being a mixture between Synthpop and 90's Britpop, so imagine if Liam Gallagher or Damon Albarn decided to have a creative input on MGMT's track "Kids". Actually that's probably not the best description (Liam Gallagher probably hates Synthpop) but anyway, on to the track.The track starts off with a droning synthesizer and a pounding bass line before the drums and guitar chords come in too. All of these instruments are drenched in reverb and this creates a rather lushious, lazy sounding tone that wouldn't sound out of place on a warm summers evening. Front man Austin Williams sings about how "I'm in love is so old", which is probably true seeing as more and more people are getting divorced these days. But what would I know about love? I'm just a 17 year old boy! Anyway, Williams sounds reluctant to commit to a relationship and just wants to have a good time instead, judging by the lyrics. However he sings this ever so calmly. The song then builds up to the chorus which includes some of the catchiest "Woo ooo" backing vocals that you will hear this year. Mix this in with the vocals and the backing instruments that I described earlier and you get one hell of a tune.
If your looking for a good summer tune to play down the beach or in your car then I would highly recommend "King City" by Swim Deep. You will love it. However if your Liam Gallagher then you will probably only think its average, maybe?
By Joel Hernon
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