Swimming is the fourth full-length album

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 by New York

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-based indie rock

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 band French Kicks

French Kicks

French Kicks are an indie rock group from New York City, USA. Their sound is a mix of garage rock, post-punk, and modded pop.Three of the original four band members, bassist Jamie Krents, vocalist/drummer Nick Stumpf, and vocalist/guitarist Matthew Stinchcomb, are from Washington, D.C. They were...

. 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." It was released on March 31, 2008, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews.

Track listing

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