The Swimmers :: People Are Soft

Sounds Like: thankfully, the music overshadows the cover art

RIYL: Phoenix, New Order, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand

A Few Words: I took one look at their cover art and very nearly wrote off The Swimmers altogether. It seemed like it would be an album full of derivative synth pop tunes that bounce from cliche-laden verse to chorus and back again. Yet into the player it went. Considering my patience is thinner than Donald Trump's hair plugs, the fact that I listened to the entire disc says something. There are just enough surprises on People Are Soft to keep the album interesting. Just. Let me just say this: if a track from the album popped up on shuffle, I wouldn't skip it.

That's a good thing. Seriously.

Band :: The Swimmers

Album :: People Are Soft

Track :: What This World is Coming To