Swimmin' Time (album)

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
Studio album by
Shovels & Rope
ReleasedAugust 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
Length54:10
LabelDualtone
Shovels & Rope chronology
O' Be Joyful
(2012)		 Swimmin' Time
(2014)		 Busted Jukebox Vol. 1
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blurt[3]
Consequence of SoundC+[4]
Exclaim!9/10[5]
Paste8.2/10[6]

A tour, in support of the album, was also announced.[8]

Critical reception

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]

Year-end list
Accolades for Swimmin' Time
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
PopMatters Top 80 Albums of 2014 39 [9]

Track listing
Swimmin' Time track listing
No.TitleLength
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]
No.TitleLength
14."The Ice Will Melt" (Bonus track)2:42
15."Oh Lonely" (Bonus track)4:18

Charts
Chart performance for Swimmin' Time
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 21
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 5

References
  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. Toland, Michael. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Kaye, Ben (August 22, 2014). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. Henderson, Stuart (August 22, 2014). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. Saunders, Hilary (September 2, 2014). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. Moss, Marissa (September 2, 2014). "Shovels & Rope: Inside the Relationship of Americana's Darling Duo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. "SHOVELS & ROPE ANNOUNCE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM – 'SWIMMIN' TIME'". Glide Magazine. June 18, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  9. "The Best Albums of 2014". PopMatters. December 22, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. "Swimmin' Time (Deluxe Version) by Shovels & Rope". Apple Music. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. "Shovels & Rope Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. "Shovels & Rope Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. "Shovels & Rope Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  14. "Shovels & Rope Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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