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Swim Deep

Swim Deep is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Two Door Cinema Club, Peace, McCartney II, The 1975 and Ride. Those roots explain a lot about how Swim Deep arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Palma Violets, The Vaccines, Jaws, Spector and Little Comets, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Killers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Swim Deep, reaching back through Two Door Cinema Club and forward to The Killers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Swim Deep are an English indie pop band formed in 2011 in Birmingham. The band currently consists of Austin Williams (vocals), Cavan McCarthy (bass), James Balmont (keyboards), Joshua Buchanan (guitar), and Thomas Fiquet (drums).

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Swim DeepTwo Door Cinema ClubPeaceMcCartney IIThe 1975RideThe Stone RosesSpectorThe KillersPalma VioletsThe VaccinesJawsSpectorLittle CometsSundara KarmaThe Magic GangThe Courteeners

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Swim Deep connections

Swim Deep grew out of Two Door Cinema Club, Peace, McCartney II and The 1975, shares an orbit with Palma Violets, The Vaccines, Jaws and Spector, went on to shape The Killers. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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