Swim Deep have teamed up with Warpaint‘s Jenny Lee Lindberg on a re-worked model of their 2012 single ‘King Metropolis’. Test it out under.
The ‘JennyLee model’ of ‘King Metropolis’ takes on extra of a self-referential flip as a result of lyrics, “Fuck your romance / I wanna fake / That Jenny Lindberg is my girlfriend.”
Talking concerning the new tackle the monitor, frontman Austin Williams mentioned: “10 years down the road Jenny reached out to say she had been conscious the track, and was flattered on the sentiment, which was life-affirming to me as that was what the track was all about! A full-circle second that’s obtained me emotional for music.”
He continued: “I half anticipated a stop and desist, however as an alternative we obtained the very best remix I’ve ever heard, the bassline is all the pieces – it’s darkish and horny and I can think about working by a competition with my mates at 17-years-old to it.”
The frontman additionally defined the background of the track, saying it “was about fleeing the small cities and cities I used to be raised in, but holding love and admiration for the dear youth I spent there. It was a cocky teenage coming of age anthem with a 4/4 beat which I stole from MGMT‘s ‘Children’.”
Lindberg additionally shared: “I had such a beautiful time spinning this track into darker territories! I’ve all the time been so honoured they selected me to sing about, nonetheless form of surprising! Huge love Swim Deepers and to all who will hear!”
‘King Metropolis’ (JennyLee’s model) follows the re-release of among the band’s early singles ‘Orange County’ and ‘Seashore Justice’ earlier this month from their ‘Solar On My Again’ EP, which turns 10 this yr.
In different information, Swim Deep will likely be embarking on a tour later this month to rejoice the tenth anniversary of their debut ‘The place The Heaven Are We’. Try the dates under and go to right here for tickets.
Swim Deep ‘The place The Heaven Are We’ tour dates are:
MAY
24 – Belfast, Limelight 2
25 – Dublin, Grand Social
30 – Cardiff, Membership Ifor Bach
31 – Norwich, The Waterfront
JUNE
1 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
2 – Bristol, Thekla
4 – Leeds, The Wardrobe
5 – Glasgow, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
6 – Manchester, Academy 3
7 – Brighton, The Hang-out
8 – London, Scala
9 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
Final yr, Lindberg launched her second solo album ‘Coronary heart Trax’. Warpaint are set to play the Christine & The Queens’ curated Meltdown Competition in London later this yr alongside Let’s Eat Grandma, Completely Huge Extinct Dinosaurs, Bat For Lashes, Serpentwithfeet, KOKOROKO and extra.
