{"id":457958,"date":"2026-02-06T16:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/457958\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:53:10","slug":"swim-deep-return-with-new-album-hum-and-announce-2026-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/457958\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim Deep return with new album \u2018Hum\u2019, and announce 2026 UK tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swim Deep<\/a> have announced details of an upcoming album, \u2018Hum\u2019. Check out lead single \u2018Pieces Of You\u2019 below, as well as new UK tour dates.<\/p>\n

The new release marks the fifth studio album from the Birmingham indie stars, and the follow-up to 2024\u2019s \u2018There\u2019s a Big Star Outside\u2019. It is set for release on June 19 via Submarine Cat Records, and is available to pre-order here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today (February 6), the band shared the first taster of the new LP in the form of the powerful lead single \u2018Pieces Of You\u2019. Much like the album as a whole, the inspiration for the track comes from a place of determination and perseverance, and carries the message of hope for those hoping to get out of tough circumstances.<\/p>\n

Sonically, the track carries nods to Britpop, indie and alt-rock, and gradually builds in with a shimmering guitar riff, and charismatic, hard-hitting drums before introducing the signature, atmospheric vocal style of frontman Austin \u201cOzzy\u201d Williams.<\/p>\n

It also comes with a new music video, which sees the band struggle to plant a flag emblazoned with their original logo in the muddy soil of the rainy English countryside. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The album comes on the heels of a tour of Thailand and China at the end of 2025, and introduces songwriter and guitarist J.J. Buchanan into the line-up. Explaining how they met, Williams shared: \u201cI had found a new writing partner at the full-time bar job: there stood J.J. Buchanan by the barrels of beer kegs we were hauling.<\/p>\n

\u201cA sharp songwriter and a soaring guitarist, who brought something fresh to this song and the whole sonic landscape that would shape \u2018Hum\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

After joining forces, the band harnessed a newfound sense of confidence, and found many song ideas emerging \u2013 meaning that the gap between their last album and \u2018Hum\u2019 is the shortest yet. Thematically, the record also continues where \u2018There\u2019s a Big Star Outside\u2019 left off \u2013 with Williams continuing to draw inspiration from his time becoming a father, and coping with the loss of his wife\u2019s father.<\/p>\n

Sharing how family, loss, and responsibility lie at the core of the album, the frontman shared: \u201cI\u2019ve now got someone to inspire. It\u2019s like, \u2018Yeah, your dad works at a bar to make rent, but this is what he actually does, this is what the dream is, and we\u2019ll all live on it together. That\u2019s the ethos on this album.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SwimSwim Deep \u2018Hum\u2019 artwork. CREDIT: Press<\/p>\n

Swim Deep have also announced a new UK tour for later this year, which kicks off in Manchester on September 24, and includes stops across Manchester, Glasgow, and Nottingham throughout the month. It also includes three dates lined-up for October, which comprise a show in Cardiff, and two back-to-back stops at the Moth Club in London.<\/p>\n

Visit here for tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Swim Deep 2026 UK tour dates are:<\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER
24 \u2013 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
25 \u2013 Manchester, YES Pink Room
26 \u2013 Glasgow, McChuills
30 \u2013 Nottingham, Bodega<\/p>\n

OCTOBER
1 \u2013 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
2 \u2013 London, Moth Club
3 \u2013 London, Moth Club<\/p>\n

In 2024, the band spoke to NME about the creation of \u2018There\u2019s A Big Star Outside\u2019<\/a>, and touring guitarist and producer Bill Ryder-Jones<\/a> explained: \u201cIt would be very easy for Swim Deep to make a synth-pop, Killers-style record that would appease their fans. I think it\u2019s incredibly brave what they\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so many easy routes in music \u2013 we know how we can get on Radio 6. I\u2019ve got the utmost respect for Austin for writing those songs and letting them be what they are,\u201d he added. \u201cHe\u2019s a very underrated songwriter of his generation \u2013 I thought that before we worked together, but since then, it became very apparent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Swim Deep have announced details of an upcoming album, \u2018Hum\u2019. Check out lead single \u2018Pieces Of You\u2019 below,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,1645,11216,341],"class_list":{"0":"post-457958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-indie","12":"tag-live-music-news","13":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}