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The Swimmers - Fighting Trees

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January 24, 2007 |

The Swimmers
Philadelphia’s The Swimmers have become a bit of an “under the radar” sensation in their hometown in recent months. And its no surprise, with the success of other indie pop bands like The Shins and The New Pornographers enjoying a large following in the past 5 years or so, bands like The Swimmers are wise to follow in those footsteps.

The band does have their own fingerprints all over their debut disc however. The roots of The Swimmers goes back to when frontman Steve Yutzy-Burkey was fronting another band, One Star Hotel, and decided to base his next project on the famous short story by John Cheever, “The Swimmer”. Well, you can either say he got really caught up, or just realized the potential of the stuff he was working on, but One Star Hotel was ditched in favor of the new band, now known as The Swimmers.

The album, “Fighting Trees” is now complete and not only acts as an introduction to the band, but also as a nostalgic look back at youth in the suburbs in America. Complete with synth popped ballads and the kind of dreamy harmonies you know Im a sucker for. Here is a sample of two songs from the band, you can also anticipate the album to see a release sometime this Spring. You can also stream the entire album on The Swimmers website.

The Swimmers on MySpace

The Swimmers - Its Time They Knew

The Swimmers - We Love To Bulid

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