Swim Deep Confirm Manchester And London Shows With Bill Ryder-Jones For March, Share New Song
Friday, 06 December 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Luca Bailey
Swim Deep have shared a new track titled Hard To Come Back.
Melancholic yet dreamlike, the track is a personal one for frontman Austin Williams, and arrives as a bonus song from the band's 2024 album 'There’s A Big Star Outside'. Commenting on the lyrics, Williams said:
"Hard To Come Back came about during a turning point, full of grey clouds and a peeping light. I accompanied a close friend to their first AA meeting. I always said when they were ready, that I’d go with, much like when we’d get ready before going out as teenagers, because we were too timid to go alone. I never felt closer and more proud of them in that moment.
"In my early 20s I almost lost a best friend to addiction, and I'm not proud of the way I responded, by burying my head in the warm sand. It’s difficult to know what to do, but helping to address the situation and offering love and unconditional support is a start. This song is a usual naive prance around the truth of that experience."
Alongside the new material, the band have confirmed two intimate An Evening With shows at Manchester's Night & Day Cafe and London's St Pancras Old Church for March 6 and 7, respectively. On both dates, Swim Deep will be accompanied by Bill Ryder-Jones, who also produced 'There's A Big Star Outside'. Tickets are on sale now.
Williams said of the shows: "The Cribs got Johnny Marr, Oasis got Andy Bell, and we’ve got Bill Ryder-Jones. Making 'Big Star', was a highlight of Swim Deep’s career, and throughout the process Bill became part of the band, so to mark it with a one-off show will be the summit of this chapter. I found a big brother in Bill at the perfect time, I was going through a lot, we both were, and after leading this band for 12 years, I was yearning for a mentor, a big brother, to tell me everything was ok, and bring my deflated ego back to its space invader shaped self. It’s the honour to say, Swim Deep play a church with Bill Ryder-Jones on guitar."
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