Swim Deep
Birmingham's Swim Deep are four foppish young dudes unabashedly riffing on sunny dream pop with big anthemic choruses, sleek '80s jangly production values and androgynous haircuts. Who am I to judge when they offer songs as good as King City? When they offer banal tripe like Soul Trippin' is the answer. That said, though, their debut album swings closer to the sun than it does to the sewer – expect these guys to grace festivals on a global summer march, marking the top of festivalgoers' “pleasant surprise” lists.
