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2008 studio album by French Kicks
Swimming
Studio album by French Kicks
ReleasedMarch 31, 2008
RecordedDecember 2007 at The Saltlands, Brooklyn, NY by Alex Pasco
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length44:02
LabelVagrant Records
ProducerFrench Kicks
French Kicks chronology
Two Thousand
(2006)
Swimming
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
BillboardFavorable link
The Daily MississippianFavorable link
IGNFavorable link
NylonFavorable link
Pitchfork Media7.6/10 link
PopMatters link
Spin link
The Village VoiceFavorable link
The Washington PostFavorable link

Swimming is the fourth and final studio 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." It was released on March 31, 2008, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews.

Track listing

  1. "Abandon" – 3:56
  2. "Over the World" – 4:26
  3. "Carried Away" – 3:29
  4. "New Man" – 4:38
  5. "Said So What" – 4:16
  6. "Atlanta" – 4:48
  7. "Love in the Ruins" – 3:38
  8. "With the Fishes" – 3:39
  9. "The Way You Arrive" – 4:19
  10. "All Our Weekends" – 4:03
  11. "Sex Tourists" – 3:29
  12. "This Could Go Wrong" – 3:42

References

  1. Vagrant Records (2008-04-01). "Swimming Release Details".
  2. "Reviews for Swimming by French Kicks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.

External links

French Kicks
  • Nick Stumpf
  • Josh Wise
  • Lawrence Stumpf
  • Aaron Thurston
  • Jamie Krents
  • Matthew Stinchcomb
Studio albums



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