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swim school

swim school is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ben Howard, The Cure, Boards of Canada, Pixies and The Smashing Pumpkins. Those roots explain a lot about how swim school arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Black Honey, Wunderhorse, NewDad, Been Stellar and Courting, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around swim school, reaching back through Ben Howard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Swim School are a Scottish alternative rock band. Formed in late 2018 in Edinburgh, the band initially comprised Alice Johnson, Lewis Bunting, Matt Mitchell, and Nairn Milne; Mitchell and Milne later left the band, while Billy McMahon joined in June 2020, followed by Lee Brown who joined in January 2025. They have released three EPs Volume 1, Making Sense of It All, and Duality and the mixtape Seeing It Now and have supported Inhaler on their Cuts & Bruises tour. The band has frequently cited Wolf Alice and Slowdive as influences and their works are generally categorised as alternative rock & indie. Swim School's debut self-titled album Swim School was released in October 2025.

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swim schoolBen HowardThe CureBoards of CanadaPixiesThe Smashing PumpkinsMy Bloody ValentinePaolo NutiniWolf AliceBlack HoneyWunderhorseNewDadBeen StellarCourtingSoftcultFlorence RoadThe Amazons

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swim school connections

swim school grew out of Ben Howard, The Cure, Boards of Canada and Pixies, shares an orbit with Black Honey, Wunderhorse, NewDad and Been Stellar. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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