
Welcome to the website of Swimmer One. We are from Scotland and we make music, among other things. Perhaps you heard us on the radio. If you don’t really know who we are, we suggest you begin your visit at our Biog. If you do, here are the headlines…
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Here are five reasons why you should go and see Swimmer One play live at the GRV in Edinburgh this Saturday, 10 May…
The full line-up for Neue Liebe on Sunday 25 May has just been announced. Edinburgh’s premiere cabaret night will double up as the launch party for the new Swimmer One single, with a live set and a screening of our new video among the evening’s attractions. Swimmer One will headline, with an eclectic supporting cast of poets, musicians and other performers (click on read more for full list)…
Radio One’s Vic Galloway has been playing the new Swimmer One single, The Balance Company, on his show this week. The track will also be included in his latest Scotland Introducing podcast - you can download the podcast here from 6am this Friday, 18 April.
Your attention please. Swimmer One will be playing some rare live dates to coincide with the release of The Balance Company, the first single from The Regional Variations, on Monday 19 May. New, unreleased songs will be played. Exciting new clothes will be worn. Book now to avoid disappointment.
We’re very pleased to announce that the video for Swimmer One’s next single, The Balance Company, is now finished. The single won’t be out for a little while yet, but you can watch the film online here.
There is a two page, in-depth interview with Swimmer One in today’s Independent. You can read it online here.
Now that we have a minute to pause for breath, we’d like to thank everyone who has supported our debut album The Regional Variations this year. The reviews have been fantastic, and the feedback from live shows and on the web has been very encouraging. Here are some things you can expect from us next year…
Thanks to everyone who came to see our live shows in Edinburgh and London last week (especially the people who came all the way to London from Bristol; sorry we didn’t play your favourite song). There are pictures of the Edinburgh show here and pictures of the London show here. You can read a review of the London show in today’s Independent.
Swimmer One have just been interviewed by two Scottish music magazines - Is This Music and The Skinny…
Swimmer One will play an Edinburgh show on 22 November. It is likely to be our only Scottish gig this year (apart from the John Foxx support slot a few weeks ago) so if you want to hear The Regional Variations played live, now is the time. Click on ‘read more’ for further details…