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What we’ll be doing in 2008

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

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…

Posted by Andrew on 12/12 at 07:13 AM

Edinburgh, London, Stoneybridge…

Thursday, November 29, 2007

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.

Posted by Andrew on 11/29 at 09:25 AM

We say stuff, people write it down

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Swimmer One have just been interviewed by two Scottish music magazines - Is This Music and The Skinny...

Posted by Andrew on 11/06 at 08:22 AM

Your last chance to see us live in Scotland this year, probably

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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…

Posted by Andrew on 10/24 at 04:08 AM

XFM session

Monday, October 08, 2007

Swimmer One have recorded a session for Jim Gellatly’s radio show on XFM; it will be broadcast on Wednesday 17 October. You can find more info on Jim’s show here.

Posted by Andrew on 10/08 at 04:02 AM

Swimmer One support John Foxx this week!

Sunday, September 30, 2007

This is slightly short notice, we know, but Swimmer One have been asked to support electropop pioneer John Foxx on the Scottish date of his current tour, at Barfly in Glasgow this Thursday…

Posted by Andrew on 09/30 at 06:41 PM

Swimmer One live in London

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Swimmer One will play a rare live show in London on 24 November, at the Carling Bar Academy in Islington, as part of club night Feeling Gloomy...

Posted by Andrew on 09/05 at 06:20 PM

Album reviews

Reviews of The Regional Variations are starting to appear in the UK press. You can read some of them here, along with reviews of Swimmer One’s three singles to date.

Posted by Andrew on 09/05 at 05:55 PM

The Regional Variations - advance copies

Monday, September 03, 2007

Swimmer One’s debut album, The Regional Variations, is officially released at the end of September, but is available to buy from various places now - you can order it online via the shop page on this website. If you want to try before you buy, you can listen to extracts from four songs for free at this website’s music page.