Swim - Let It Go (Little Red Records)
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| Swim - Let It Go |
Release Date: 16th September 2013
For a long time, let's call it
ten years for the sake of argument, the London unsigned or undiscovered music
scene was my bread and butter. I've seen more bands 'starting out' than I've
had kebabs and if you've ever seen you'll know I like a kebab or two. For the
most part, it was a case of having to wade through earnest, worthy acts lacking
in inspiration, passion or basic social skills but every now and again you
would come across a gem that would make it all worthwhile. There is a third
category though and this, I feel, is where Swim come in. New single 'Let It Go'
is an intriguing record and it is this category of intrigue that I am compelled
to list the London boys in. Sure, the drums are perky, the guitars are sunnier
than a trough of Sunny D and the bass pops like a mouthful of space dust.
And, yeah, the vocals are nicely layered
with well worked harmonies and some genuinely interesting lyrics - but it's not
enough. This song suggests that there are more ideas to come from Swim and more
directions that they can go in which is exciting and frustrating in equal
measure. Essentially, if this had been the first time I had seen Swim live I'd
leave feeling like I wanted more (always leave the audience wanting more
though, right?) and that there are exciting things to come but that gig wasn't
quite it. I'd also get a kebab.
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