Swimming (French Kicks album)
Swimming is the fourth full-length album by New York-based indie rock band French Kicks. Their first self-produced album, Swimming is marked by a more stripped-down sound than is found on their previous albums. Explaining the recording process, guitarist Josh Wise said that the band "used a lot of first and second takes and tried to preserve a sense of immediacy and discovery that comes from putting things down before you really have a chance to think too hard."[1] It was released on March 31, 2008, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews.[2]
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Released | March 31, 2008 | |||
Recorded | December 2007 at The Saltlands, Brooklyn, NY by Alex Pasco | |||
Genre | Indie Rock Post-punk revival | |||
Length | 44:02 | |||
Label | Vagrant Records | |||
Producer | French Kicks | |||
French Kicks chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Billboard | Favorable link |
The Daily Mississippian | Favorable link |
IGN | Favorable link |
Nylon | Favorable link |
Pitchfork Media | 7.6/10 link |
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Spin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Village Voice | Favorable link |
The Washington Post | Favorable link |
Track listing
- "Abandon" – 3:56
- "Over the World" – 4:26
- "Carried Away" – 3:29
- "New Man" – 4:38
- "Said So What" – 4:16
- "Atlanta" – 4:48
- "Love in the Ruins" – 3:38
- "With the Fishes" – 3:39
- "The Way You Arrive" – 4:19
- "All Our Weekends" – 4:03
- "Sex Tourists" – 3:29
- "This Could Go Wrong" – 3:42
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References
- Vagrant Records (2008-04-01). "Swimming Release Details".
- "Reviews for Swimming by French Kicks". Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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