Swimmin' Time is the third studio album by American duo Shovels & Rope . It was released on August 26, 2014, under Dualtone Records .[ 7]
Swimmin' Time Released August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26 ) Length 54 :10 Label Dualtone
O' Be Joyful (2012)
Swimmin' Time (2014)
Busted Jukebox Vol. 1 (2015)
A tour, in support of the album, was also announced.[ 8]
Swimmin' Time was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 11 reviews.[ 1]
Accolades for Swimmin' Time
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Swimmin' Time track listingTitle 1. "The Devil Is All Around" 4:02 2. "Bridge on Fire" 3:46 3. "Evil" 5:27 4. "After the Storm" 6:22 5. "Fish Assassin" 1:23 6. "Coping Mechanism" 3:53 7. "Pinned" 4:01 8. "Swimmin' Time" 3:59 9. "Stono River Blues" 3:14 10. "Ohio" 5:02 11. "Mary Ann & One Eyed Dan" 3:15 12. "Save the World" 2:49 13. "Thresher" 6:57
iTunes Deluxe version[ 10] Title 14. "The Ice Will Melt" (Bonus track) 2:42 15. "Oh Lonely" (Bonus track) 4:18
^ a b "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ Toland, Michael. "Blurt Magazine Review" . Blurt . Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ Kaye, Ben (August 22, 2014). "Consequence of Sound Review" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ Henderson, Stuart (August 22, 2014). "Exclaim! Review" . Exclaim! . Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ Saunders, Hilary (September 2, 2014). "Paste Magazine Review" . Paste . Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ Moss, Marissa (September 2, 2014). "Shovels & Rope: Inside the Relationship of Americana's Darling Duo" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ "SHOVELS & ROPE ANNOUNCE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM – 'SWIMMIN' TIME' " . Glide Magazine . June 18, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ "The Best Albums of 2014" . PopMatters . December 22, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ "Swimmin' Time (Deluxe Version) by Shovels & Rope" . Apple Music . Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
^ "Shovels & Rope Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ "Shovels & Rope Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ "Shovels & Rope Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ "Shovels & Rope Chart History (Top Rock Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2020.