| Swimming | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | December 2007 at The Saltlands, Brooklyn, NY by Alex Pasco | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 44:02 | |||
| Label | Vagrant Records | |||
| Producer | French Kicks | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | Favorable [2] |
| The Daily Mississippian | Favorable [3] |
| IGN | Favorable [4] |
| Nylon | Favorable [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.6/10 [6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| Spin |  [8] |
| The Village Voice | Favorable [9] |
| The Washington Post | Favorable [10] |
Swimming is the fourth and final studio album by New York-based indie rock band French Kicks. Their first self-produced album, Swimming is more stripped down 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." [11] It was released on March 31, 2008, receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews. [12]
