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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Swimming |
| name = Swimming
| Type = [[Album]] |
| type = Album
| Artist = [[French Kicks]] |
| artist = [[French Kicks]]
| Cover = French Kicks – Swimming.jpg |
| cover = French Kicks – Swimming.jpg
| Released = [[March 31]], [[2008]] |
| alt =
| Recorded = December 2007 at The Saltlands, Brooklyn, NY by [[Alex Pasco]]
| released = March 31, 2008
| recorded = December 2007 at The Saltlands, Brooklyn, NY by [[Alex Pasco]]
| venue =
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]/[[Pop music|Pop]] |
| Length = 44:02 |
| studio =
| Label = [[Vagrant Records]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[post-punk revival]]
| Producer = [[French Kicks]] |
| length = 44:02
| label = [[Vagrant Records]]
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3nfixzqjldhe link]
| producer = [[French Kicks]]
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*''[[The Village Voice]]'' (favorable) [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0821,hypnotic-melodrama-with-a-little-help-from-their-friends,446745,22.html link]
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| prev_title = [[Two Thousand]]
*''[[Urb]]'' (favorable) [http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=595 link]
| prev_year = 2006
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*''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' {{rating|3.5|5}} [http://spin.com/reviews/french-kicks-swimming-vagrant link]
| next_title =
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*''[[The Washington Post]]'' (favorable) [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/17/AR2008041701230.html link]
| next_year =
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*''[[Billboard]]'' (favorable) [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i4c48acfb0da84a31528be8a798be81b3 link]
*[[CMJ]] (favorable) [http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=63047412 link]
*''[[City Pages]]'' (favorable) [http://www.citypages.com/2008-06-04/music/french-kicks-swimming/ link]
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*''[[PopMatters]]'' {{rating|5|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/reviews/article/58033/the-french-kicks-swimming/ link]
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*''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'' (favorable) [http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=1375 link]
*''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'' {{rating|8.5|10}} [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/journal_view.php?s=&journalid=181992 link]
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*[[IGN]] (favorable) [http://music.ign.com/articles/876/876154p1.html link]
*[[Hartford Advocate]] (favorable) [http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article_print.cfm?aid=7926 link]
*''[[The Daily Tar Heel]]'' {{rating|3.5|5}} [http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2008/04/10/Diversions/Music.Shorts-3314203.shtml link]
*[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] (favorable) [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=752669 link]
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*''[[The Daily Mississippian]]'' (favorable) [http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/06/04/ArtsLife/swimming.Offers.Garage.Rock.Poetic.Lyrics-3378324.shtml link]

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| Last album = ''[[Two Thousand]]'' <br /> (2006) |
| This album = '''''Swimming''''' <br /> (2008) |
| Next album = |
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
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'''''Swimming''''' is the fourth full-length [[album]] by [[New York City|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." <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vagrant.com/release/details/190| author = Vagrant Records| date = [[2008-04-01]] | title = Swimming Release Details}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1382180|pure_url=yes}} link]
It was released on [[March 31]], [[2008]]. They will be touring this album between [[April 08]], starting in [[New York]] and [[June 11]], closing in [[Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.frenchkicks.com/shows.htm | author = French Kicks| date = [[2008-04-05]] | title = Shows | format = http | publisher = http://www.frenchkicks.com| accessdate = 2008-04-05}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
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| rev2Score = Favorable [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517162639/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i4c48acfb0da84a31528be8a798be81b3 link]
| rev3 = ''[[The Daily Mississippian]]''
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| rev3Score = Favorable [http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/06/04/ArtsLife/swimming.Offers.Garage.Rock.Poetic.Lyrics-3378324.shtml link]
| rev4 = [[IGN]]
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| rev4Score = Favorable [https://web.archive.org/web/20080529075942/http://music.ign.com/articles/876/876154p1.html link]
| rev5 = ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]''
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| rev5Score = Favorable [http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=1375 link]
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
| rev6Score = 7.6/10 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12211-swimming/ link]
| rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
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| rev7Score = {{Rating|5|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/reviews/article/58033/the-french-kicks-swimming/ link]
| rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
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| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://spin.com/reviews/french-kicks-swimming-vagrant link]
| rev9 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
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| rev9Score = Favorable [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0821,hypnotic-melodrama-with-a-little-help-from-their-friends,446745,22.html link]
| rev10 = ''[[The Washington Post]]''
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| rev10Score = Favorable [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/17/AR2008041701230.html link]
| noprose = yes
}}
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'''''Swimming''''' is the fourth and final studio [[album]] by [[New York City|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."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vagrant.com/release/details/190| author = Vagrant Records| date = 2008-04-01 | title = Swimming Release Details}}</ref> It was released on March 31, 2008, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/swimming/french-kicks |title=Reviews for Swimming by French Kicks |website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "Sex Tourists" – 3:29
# "Sex Tourists" – 3:29
# "This Could Go Wrong" – 3:42
# "This Could Go Wrong" – 3:42

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==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.frenchkicks.com French Kicks official website]
*[http://www.frenchkicks.com French Kicks official website]


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{{French Kicks}}


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==References==


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Latest revision as of 22:47, 26 July 2024

Swimming
Studio album by
French Kicks
ReleasedMarch 31, 2008
RecordedDecember 2007 at The Saltlands, Brooklyn, NY by Alex Pasco
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length44:02
LabelVagrant Records
ProducerFrench Kicks
French Kicks chronology
Two Thousand
(2006) 		Swimming
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
BillboardFavorable link
The Daily MississippianFavorable link
IGNFavorable link
NylonFavorable link
Pitchfork Media7.6/10 link
PopMatters link
Spin link
The Village VoiceFavorable link
The Washington PostFavorable link

Swimming is the fourth and final studio 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."[1] It was released on March 31, 2008, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Abandon" – 3:56
  2. "Over the World" – 4:26
  3. "Carried Away" – 3:29
  4. "New Man" – 4:38
  5. "Said So What" – 4:16
  6. "Atlanta" – 4:48
  7. "Love in the Ruins" – 3:38
  8. "With the Fishes" – 3:39
  9. "The Way You Arrive" – 4:19
  10. "All Our Weekends" – 4:03
  11. "Sex Tourists" – 3:29
  12. "This Could Go Wrong" – 3:42

References

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  1. ^ Vagrant Records (2008-04-01). "Swimming Release Details".
  2. ^ "Reviews for Swimming by French Kicks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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