Came across this band We Swim You Jump from Groningen, Netherlands that has released their debut EP on Subroutine Records. It is some incredibly well done indie-pop that trends very well into some sweet, savroy melodies and harmonies mixed in with some soft, subtle instrumentation to just be that nice kind of sweet, indie pop. Mixtures of the acoustic guitar with xylophone and bells and harmonies just have a great pick-me-up kind of sound to them. For being a band that seems pretty much brand new (their myspace indicates they came up with they have just been playing their first shows, but they were voted the best band in Gronigen!), they have an extremely polished and well put together sound. I would expect based off of the polish and sheen of this debut EP we will certainly be seeing more of these guys. They have a flair for the subtle sincerity of sweet indie pop as well as a flair for some dramatics in their songwriting that will no doubt flesh out more as they go along. Certainly a band worth checking out. Looks like for now they are only playing two shows right now, and these certainly have to both be in the Netherlands, but if that’s where you are, then here you go:

Feb 20 2009 8:00P Preipop Groningen
Mar 8 2009 8:00P Patronaat Haarlem

We Swim You Jump – Frames On The Wall – From
We Swim You Jump EP
We Swim You Jump – 1234 – From
We Swim You Jump EP