British indie pop band Swim Deep have announced their upcoming fourth studio album ‘There’s A Big Star Outside‘, the group’s first major output since ‘Emerald Classics‘ in 2019. The latest record is expected to arrive on June 7 via Submarine Cat Records, and was produced by The Coral’s Bill Ryder-Jones. Known for their dreamy, coming-of-age love songs that tore through the early 2010s, the beloved Midlands quintet are finally back with new material, sharing their latest, self-reflective single ‘How Many Love Songs Have Died In Vegas?’. Formed in 2011, the band now boasts a slightly different line-up, currently comprised of Austin Williams (vocals), Cavan McCarthy (bass), James Balmont (keyboards), Robbie Wood (guitar), and Thomas Fiquet (drums).
☆ ≈ Gleaming with excitement and pride to announce our fourth album ‘There’s a Big Star Outside’ will be out 07/06/24 ≈ ☆
The first single ‘How Many Love Songs Have Died In Vegas?’ Is out now
Please pre order the album (link in bio), where you get early access to tickets pic.twitter.com/z2s91JUlO8— SWIM DEEP ≈ (@SWIM_DEEP) February 21, 2024
In a press release, frontman Austin Wiliams explains the backstory behind the lead single: “‘How Many Love Songs In Vegas?’ is a song that’s been stitched together over a few years, a great melody made in a shed (like all the good ones are) that never found its song. Until Swim Deep’s Lord saviour Bill Ryder Jones insisted we persist with it as it was ‘dead good’. We tried everything, and even after going full Flaming Lips at the Wacky Warehouse on it, still, nothing felt perfect… until we sat back, drank some gin and listened to Yo La Tengo & Red House Painters. And suddenly it clicked, Bill saw the light and I followed him like I would off a cliff.”
He adds: “A song I wrote after pondering whether marriage was ill fated, and statistically doomed, just like my parents and all my friend’s parents’ ones seemed to turn out. An anxiety laced love song in which I deny all of those odds stacked against me and my wife, the best person ever.”
Alongside the new single and album announcement, Swim Deep have also unveiled a string of live shows across the UK. The group are set to hit the road for an 11-date tour, including performances in Nottingham, Bristol, Newcastle and London. You can take a look at the full tracklist of the album below:
1. How Many Love Songs Have Died In Vegas?
2. Very Heaven
3. These Words
4. Robin
5. Don’t Make Me a Stranger
6. First Song
7. Big Star
8. It’s Just Sun In Your Eyes
9. So Long, So Far (Marble-Bellied Baby)
10. Fire Surrounds
