Swim Deep

Swim Deep Is An Indie Pop Band From Birmingham England Consisting Of Austin Williams Vocals Cavan McCarthy Bass James Balmont Keys Robbie Wood Guitar . Swim Deep Formed In 2011 By Austin Williams Tom 'Higgy' Higgins And Wolfgang J Harte. Harte Left The Band In Late 2012 And Was Replaced By Cavan McCarthy. James Balmont Joined The Band As A Full Member In 2014 After A Year Of Playing As An Extra Live Member. In 2018 It Was Confirmed Zachary Robinson Drums And Tom Higgins Guitar Had Left The Band Ahead Of Recording Their Third Album. On July 3rd 2018 They Posted A Picture Of Robbie Wood On Their Instagram With The Caption "Robbie - He's One Of Us" Confirming The Addition Of A New Member. They Have Often Been Identified As Part Of The Emerging Digbeth-Based B-Town Scene. The Band Began To Record In Brussels In The Last Few Months Of 2012 Of What Would Soon Be Their Debut Album. During Their Career They Have Released Five Singles Which Have Received Critical Acclaim. They Released Their Debut Album Where The Heaven Are We On August 5 2013. It Was Originally Meant To Be On 29 July But It Was Moved To A Later Date For Unknown Reasons. Their Music Has Been Described As "Beach Grunge". The Band Often Get Mentioned In The Same Sentence As Fellow Birmingham Bands Peace And Troumaca Who Also Make Slacker Beach Rock. Swim Deep Formed In 2010 With Austin Williams Tom 'Higgy' Higgins And Wolfgang J Harte. The Band Went Through Multiple Drummers Until They Eventually Recruited Austin's Best Friend Zachary Robinson On Drums Who At The Time Was Playing In A Band Called Cajole Cajole. On The Subject Austin Said “We Thought It Was A Long Shot But We’d Just Lost Another Drummer So We Asked Zach If He Wanted To Join Our Band And He Said Yeah. That Was One Of The Best Things That Happened To Be Honest.” After A Few Months Harte Announced That He Was Leaving The Band And The Band Played As A Three Piece Until They Recruited Cavan McCarthy The Merchandise Seller From Fellow Birmingham Band Peace. The Band Put Some Demos Up On Soundcloud "Isla Vista" And "Santa Maria" In 2011. In 2012 Swim Deep Signed With Chess Club And Released Their Debut Single "King City" In May 2012. After A UK Tour With Spector In November/December 2012 The Band Went To Brussels To Record Their Debut Album With Producer Charlie Hugall. They Released Their Second Single "Honey" In November Which Got Them Well Critical Acclaim And Is Usually Associated With The Band. NME Magazine Said That "the Best Bits Of The Birmingham Mob’s Latest Cut Have The Pull Of A Star-Spangled Whirlpool That’ll Suck You Back Into The Late ’80s." 2010-2012 Formation And Record Deal
They Have Played Shows With Splashh Spector Citizens! And The Mystery Jets. The Band Also Accompanied Two Door Cinema Club On Their February 2013 UK Tour Alongside Bastille. In February 2013 A Video Was Released For Their Next Single "The Sea". The Single Was Released The Month After On 7" Vinyl And Download Backed With A Cover Of "Down By The Seaside". In May 2013 They Released Their Fourth Single "She Changes The Weather" Along With An EP Of The Same Name. 2013-2014 Where The Heaven Are We
In Early May Swim Deep Put The Pre-Order Links Up On Their Official Store. Where The Heaven Are We Is Due To Be Released In August 2013 On 12" Vinyl CD And Digital Download. Limited Edition Signed Vinyl Are Also To Be Released Featuring A 7" Of Two Early Demos. A Japan Only EP Was Released In May Titled Sun On My Back Made Up Of Early Demos B-Sides And "King City". In June The Band Released A New Video For The Re-Release Of "King City". The Single Is Due For Release In July. In July 2013 It Was Revealed That The Deluxe Edition Of Where The Heaven Are We Would Feature A Bonus Track "Crush". 2014-2017 Mothers
Following Tours Throughout 2013 To Support Their Debut Album The Band Began Recording Their Second Album In London In September 2014. In December They Returned To Brussels To Continue Their Progress. They Finished Recording In January 2015. They Released "To My Brother" The First Single From The Second Record In February. "To My Brother" Was Noted By Critics For Its Marked Change In Direction With Many Picking Up On The Unexpected Influence Of Acid House Music. Speaking To DIY Magazine Austin Addressed The Band's Dramatic New Direction "I Feel Like We’re All Shaving Our Heads And Going To War With This Record." The Second Single From The Album "One Great Song And I Could Change The World" Was Released In April 2015. In June 2015 The Band Announced Mothers Their Sophomore Album Would Be Released 19 September. The Album Release Was Later Delayed Until 2 October. Mothers Heavily Influenced By Acid House And Techno Received Positive Reviews From Critics With A Metacritic Score Of 79. NME's Rhian Daly Described "Namaste" As "a Great Big Bolt Of Pop That’s Impossible To Ignore".DIY Magazine's Stephen Ackroyd Said That "Fueiho Boogie" "explodes Time And Time Again Into Increasingly More Ridiculous Krautrock Techno Extravaganzas." In December 2015 Swim Deep Toured North America With The 1975. 2018- Untitled Third Album
Swim Deep Confirmed They Were Recording Their Third Album In July 2018. The Band Confirmed The Departures Of Long-Serving Members Zachary Robinson And Tom Higgins In A Statement. Captioning A Photograph Of A New-Look Swim Deep On The Beach They Said “We’re Off To A Studio By The Sea To Finally Finish The Album We’ve Been Dreaming Of Our Whole Lives And We’re So Ready To Share It With You.” Members Austin "Ozzy" Williams - Vocals Guitar Keys Percussion 2010–present Cavan "Cav" McCarthy - Bass Guitar Backing Vocals 2012–present James Balmont - Keys Percussion Guitar Backing Vocals 2013–present Robbie Wood - Guitar Backing Vocals 2017-Present Past Members James "Wolfgang" Harte - Bass Guitar Backing Vocals 2010-2012 Johnny Aries - Live Keys And Live Percussion 2013 Tom "Higgy Pop" Higgins - Guitar Backing Vocals 2010–2018 Zachary "Zach" Robinson - Drums Percussion Backing Vocals 2011–2018 read less