Swim Deep
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Swim Deep in 2015. Left to right: James Balmont, Zachary Robinson, Austin Williams, Tom Higgins, Cavan McCarthy
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | www |
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| Past members | Wolfgang J. Harte |
Swim Deep is a British indie rock band formed in Birmingham, England. The band currently consists of Austin Williams (vocals), Tom Higgins (guitar), Zachary Robinson (drums), Cavan McCarthy (bass), and James Balmont (keyboards).
Swim Deep was formed in 2011 by Williams, 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 live member in 2013 and became a full member the next year. They have been identified as part of the emerging Digbeth-based B-Town scene.
In late 2012, in Brussels, the band began to record what would later become their debut album, Where the Heaven Are We.Where the Heaven Are We was released on 5 August 2013. The band released their sophomore album, Mothers, on 2 October 2015.
Swim Deep was formed in 2010 by Austin Williams, Tom Higgins, and Wolfgang J. Harte. The band went through multiple drummers until they eventually recruited Zachary Robinson, 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, that was one of the best things that happened, to be honest." After a few months, Harte announced that he was leaving the band. The band played as a three piece until they recruited Cavan McCarthy, a merchandise seller from a fellow Birmingham band, Peace. The band put released two demos, "Isla Vista" and "Santa Maria", on Soundcloud 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 and December 2012, the band went to Brussels to record their debut album with producer Charlie Hugall. They released their second single, "Honey", in November. NME's review of "Honey" 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."
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