Help She Can't Swim

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Help She Can't Swim
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Background information
Origin Southampton, Brighton, England
Genres Indie rock
art rock
Years active20032008
Labels Fantastic Plastic Records (UK), Vacuous Pop
Past membersTom Denney (vocals/guitar/keyboard)
Leesey Frances (vocals/keyboard)
Tim Palmer (bass/keyboard)
Lewis Baker (drums)
Tom Baker (guitar/bass/keyboard)

Help She Can't Swim was an English indie/art rock band, formed in Southampton in 2003. The band released a number of singles on Fantastic Plastic Records, along with an EP and two albums. Before signing to Fantastic Plastic, they had released one EP entitled Suck Our Band (a phrase taken from the lyrics of their song "Are You Feeling Fashionable?") on the Vacuous Pop label. While originally recorded as a demo, Vacuous Pop were so taken with the 'Suck Our Band' recordings that they had to be given a proper release. [1] Originally a five-piece, one of the founding members, Tom Baker, left the band in 2006, before the release of the band's second album The Death of Nightlife , though still contributed to the recording which had mostly been completed before his departure. [2] The band announced they had split up on 26 May 2008 on their Myspace blog. Their reasoning behind the breakup, as quoted from their MySpace blog was "There are a lot of things that the four of us need to do personally that being in the band does not allow. We have had an amazing time being in HSCS; we got to release our music, tour, play shows with some great bands and met lots of lovely people."[ citation needed ]

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A compilation album of b-sides was released digitally in 2010 called 'B Sides'.[ citation needed ]

Following the split members of the band have gone on to form new projects. Tom Denney released solo material under the name Lonely Ghosts and performed in the live band for Nullifier. [3] He then formed the band Soft Arrows in 2011 with ex-members of My Device , as well as Nature Channel in 2013. [4] Leesey Frances contributed vocals and clarinet to tracks on the Lonely Ghosts album and mini-album, as well as performing at live shows.[ citation needed ] In 2013 she formed a new band, Daskinsey4. [5] Lewis Baker went on to play in Spaghetti Anywhere, Warm Brains and Colours. Tom Baker later joined Colours, changing their name to Great Ytene. [6]

Lewis Baker died in 2021, in 2022 the band announced special one off reunion gigs in 2023 in tribute to Baker, with all proceeds going to St Joseph's Hospice in London. [7]

Band members

Discography

Help She Can't Swim playing The Cluny, Newcastle Help She Can't Swim 2006.jpg
Help She Can't Swim playing The Cluny, Newcastle

Albums

Singles

EPs

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