Swimming (French Kicks album)
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| Studio album by French Kicks | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | December 2007 at The Saltlands, Brooklyn, NY by Alex Pasco | |||
| Genre |
Indie Rock Post-punk revival |
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| Length | 44:02 | |||
| Label | Vagrant Records | |||
| Producer | French Kicks | |||
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| Allmusic |
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| Billboard | Favorable link |
| The Daily Mississippian | Favorable link |
| IGN | Favorable link |
| Nylon | Favorable link |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.6/10 link |
| PopMatters |
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| Spin |
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| The Village Voice | Favorable link |
| The Washington Post | Favorable link |
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." It was released on March 31, 2008, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews.
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