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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal *
ARTIST..: Swimming Tapes
ALBUM...: Morningside
GENRE...: Indie
STYLE...: Dream Pop, Bedroom Pop, Jangle Pop, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
YEAR....: 2019
LABEL...: Hand In Hive
COUNTRY.: United Kingdom
PLACE...: London, Greater London
FORMED..: October 2015
ENCODER.: FLAC 1.3.1 -8 -V
BITRATE.: 838 kbps avg
QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / 2 channels
SOURCE..: CD
TRACKS..: 11
SIZE....: 221.18 MB
URL..: https://www.facebook.com/swimmingtapes
https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2019/5/23/track-by-track-swimming-tapes-morningside
https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/swimming-tapes-on-the-rise
- TRACKLIST
1 Passing Ships 3:06
2 It Gets Old 3:50
3 See It Out 4:22
4 Mirador 2:50
5 Out Of Line 3:17
6 10.05.17 0:38
7 Silhouette 3:19
8 Say It Isn't So 5:11
9 Pyrenees 2:23
10 Keep Her Closer 3:37
11 In The New Year 3:20
Total Playtime: 35:53
Have you ever listened to a song that instantly transports you to a nostalgic
summer memory? That's what Swimming Tapes' debut Morningside does for me.
After hearing their latest single Pyrenees, I fell in love with the London
based 5-piece and I haven't looked back. Morningside is the perfect debut
from one of my faves.
From start to finish, the music flows serendipitously with soothing, melodic
rhythms for a full 36 minutes. Passing Ships opens this debut with jangly
guitar, soft drumbeats and singer Louis Price's dreamy vocals; it makes you
feel like you're on a cloud. The guitar melodies remind me of the late Her's
mixed with musical styling's similar to The Beach Boys, and this is
especially prevalent in Silhouette and Out of Line.
As the album continues, Swimming Tapes take you on a flowery 70s dream pop
journey, you glide through the songs as if surfing a wave. With belters
Pyrenees and Keep Her Closer rounding off a phenomenal album, I'm left in awe
at the pure talent and passions oozing from the sounds as the last few notes
fade out of In The New Year.
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- SWIMMING TAPES MAKE SUMMER SHOEGAZE TO DELIGHT AND EXCITE -
The Northern Irish indie outfit emits warm, nostalgic vibes that always go
down smooth
I'm quickly trying to type out this review, as it's currently the middle of a
cold Australian winter. No, that's not an oxymoron, it's bloody chilly. I
need a much needed blast of summer, and I got that with Swimming Tapes' debut
album, Morningside.
The London-based Northern Irish five-piece make sunshine beam out of the
speakers. Echoey guitars, soft, humble lyrics and a laidback attitude are
just begging to be listened to with your eyes closed, snoozing in the sun.
Fans of Real Estate, EZTV and Public Access T.V. will find plenty to like
about this album, with tracks like "It Get's Old," "See it Out" and
"Silhouette" keeping the summer grooves going. Recorded semi-live, you can
hear the band's chemistry; they're all in sync and letting the music flow.
Swimming Tapes clearly know what works and stick to it. All 11 tracks on this
album sound similar but different enough to be interesting. You could almost
call it summer shoegaze; music to just be carried away by in the sunshine.
The album closes with the delightful "In The New Year," a track about longing
for friends to return. When it finishes the album is just begging you to turn
it back to side A and go round again.
Morningside is 35 minutes of summertime perfection, and-especially if you
reside in the Southern Hemisphere right now-a welcome relief from the winter
cold.
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Dream Pop
is a subgenre of
alternative rock and neo-psychedelia
that emphasizes atmosphere and sonic texture as much as pop
melody. Common characteristics include breathy vocals, dense productions,
and effects such as reverb, echo, tremolo, and chorus. It often
overlaps with the related genre of shoegaze, and the
two genre terms have at times been
used interchangeably.
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