The University of Skinflats

by Out of the Swim

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Comes in eco-friendly matt sleeve with artwork from Karen Strang and photography from Paul Cowan

Includes bonus track, 'Wanting What I Can't Have (Out of the Swim Groove Dub Remix)' by Carla J. Easton

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1.	Through the Floors of a Starry Night (feat. Adam Stafford) 03:59	lyrics	buy track
If you knew what I was going through You’d come down and turn the lights out in the living room Let the oil run dry A brick on the pedal, wheels spinning in the drive Erase answer machine tape They are coming through the holes in your life Through the floors of a starry night And give my bones a shake Vastly overstated sentiments of irrelevance And in my hands I’ll take A coming out A coming out A see-saw house and a wooden tower And a wooden tower Let the cripple take all the things that I’ve given you And the car is in the drive And there’s fog in my life And I can’t see past my eyes And they’re coming in through the ceiling tonight
2.	The Garden (feat. Annie Booth) 03:15	lyrics	buy track
The strangest sky Under colour Sheets of blue Lie above us Under serpent Under cover Disillusion The foundation Who could call Who could love you? What is all If all lies sinking Who could call Only Iblis In the garden Leaves are shaking Night is heavy As the rising You could stay All the lovers In my bed They surround us Who could call Who could love you? Who could call Only Iblis Arise Arise Arise
3.	Hold On (For Liberty) (feat. David King) 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Hold on Hold on To the boat across the sea Staying afloat In the murky waters Staying afloat In the stormy seas Hold on Hold on Hold on for liberty Staying afloat In the murky waters Staying afloat In the stormy seas Everybody’s feeling like a shipwreck At the bottom of the ocean waiting to be found Everybody’s feeling like a deadweight At the bottom of the ocean waiting to be free Staying afloat (hold on) In the murky waters Staying afloat (hold on) In the stormy seas (Hold on) staying afloat (hold on) In the murky waters (Hold on) staying afloat (hold on) In the stormy seas Hold on To the boat across the sea Hold on Hold on for liberty Hold on To the boat across the sea Hold on Hold on for liberty
4.	Raptors (feat. Louise Ward) 04:46	lyrics	buy track
I don’t know quite how to say this Basically I’ve been trying really hard with you Does he know what I’m thinking? Can he tell I disagree with this game for two? I don’t know quite how to say this Basically I’ve been trying really hard with you Does he know what I’m thinking? Can he tell I disagree with this game for two? Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Guess it’s law of the jungle He needs put around like a dog in heat And her, I guess it’s just her nature Some girls are just bad company Raptors seem select in one To keep a hold in nature’s dream But we are not with basic thought Loosen the grip when hearts turn mean Raptors seem select in one To keep a hold in nature’s dream But we are not with basic thought Loosen the grip when hearts turn mean Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Once the claw’s in, they twist and they turn to the ground Twist and they turn to the ground Twist and they turn to the ground Twist and they turn to the ground Twist and they turn to the ground
5.	Dissolver (feat. Lily Higham) 02:34	lyrics	buy track
And the genie said to me Make a wish and I’ll give you three I wish I could dissolve Dissolve like sugar into water I wish to dissolve Like sugar in water I wish to dissolve Like sugar in water And the genie said to me Please don’t waste your energy You could wish To orbit stars I wish to dissolve Like sugar in water I wish to dissolve Like sugar in water Like sugar in water Like sugar in water Like sugar in water
6.	Race for the Prize (feat. Ross Fairweather) 04:35	lyrics	buy track
A honeybee Can still see Share your hope and your honey with me A bird sings Pulls your strings Play them with me Gently And luck turns When love burns It’s not black It’s not white In a heartbeat It beats for you In a heartbeat Whispers to you In a heartbeat It beats for you In a heartbeat Whispers to you We’ll find peace Or release In each face that we greet In those arms You sow charms Shelter us from storms Keep us warm In a heartbeat It beats for you In a heartbeat Whispers to you In a heartbeat It beats for you In a heartbeat Whispers to you Deep eyes Don’t disguise Keep your sight on the race for the prize Deep eyes Don’t disguise Keep your sight on the race for the prize Deep eyes Don’t disguise Keep your sight on the race for the prize On the race for the prize On the race for the prize On the race for the prize On the race for the prize

about

Collab EP featuring vocal performances from:

Adam Stafford
Annie Booth
David King & Louise Ward (Vulture Party)
Lily Higham (L-space / Post Coal Prom Queen)
Ross Fairweather
Carla J. Easton (CD and DL bonus track)

The EP was written and recorded during a period when one of the core band members was living and working in Canada - so the music is a product of the Rocky Mountains, Middlefield in Falkirk, the collaborators' homes, a condo in Toronto and a farm in Larbert. It also showcases a lot of musical talent from the Falkirk area, where the core band members come from.

credits

released July 30, 2020

Written and performed by Out of the Swim and individual track contributors
See individual tracks for full credits
Cover art by Karen Strang
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Homegrown Productions, Larbert
© Out of the Swim, (P) Last Night From Glasgow

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Out of the Swim Falkirk, UK

Scottish Indietronica / Collaborators

"You'll still hear something different after a hundred listens." - Dominik Diamond

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