When Will We Land?
by Barry Can't Swim

— Released 20th October 2023

Multi-faceted Scottish artist Barry Can’t Swim releases his debut album ‘When Will We Land?’ on Ninja Tune, out October 20th. His broadest and most diverse project yet, the 11-track project moves from deep house to jazz, from ambience to the percussive charge of afrobeat. It’s all held together by his singular sense of purpose and that trademark vivacity; deftly finessed, it’s an album that works as a form of musical autobiography.

The debut album is led by new single ‘Woman...

Multi-faceted Scottish artist Barry Can’t Swim releases his debut album ‘When Will We Land?’ on Ninja Tune, out October 20th. His broadest and most diverse project yet, the 11-track project moves from deep house to jazz, from ambience to the percussive charge of afrobeat. It’s all held together by his singular sense of purpose and that trademark vivacity; deftly finessed, it’s an album that works as a form of musical autobiography.

The debut album is led by new single ‘Woman’, a fantastic blend of digital production and organic musicianship. A warm bed of notes pirouettes around an emphatic vocal from Låpsley, resulting in a song that moves between the cavernous house of Moodymann, say, and the neo-psychedelic tones of shoegaze. “I sent it out,” he recalls, “Lapsley came back immediately with this unreal vocal. I chopped it up, re-arranged it… it’s one of those things that fell into place.”

‘Woman’ follows the emphatic success of recent single ‘Sunsleeper’, which landed in the opening weeks of 2023. A dextrous and ambitious talent, Barry Can’t Swim embraces the energy of club music while also blending this with organic elements. “For me, I want it to have musicality to it,” he says of his debut album. “I wanted it to have the energy of electronic music but also with a more organic live element. I feel like I’m more of a musician than anything else. I’m a producer but I like writing music on instruments.”

Expanding on this early promise, Barry Can’t Swim doubles down for his debut album, producing a work that feels complex but intricately unified. Utilising afrobeat drum loops for the title track, he works with choral harmonies on ‘Always Get Through To You’, and samples seminal Brazilian group Trio Ternura on joyous album highlight ‘Dance Of The Crab’.

“You only get to make your debut album once,” he points out. “So I want to showcase all the elements of the things I enjoy and love in music up to this point.”

When Will We Land?
by Barry Can't Swim

— Released 20th October 2023

Physical

LP (ZEN291PD)

Picture Disc

Debut album from fast-rising Scottish multi-instrumentalist, Exclusive Picture Disc edition, featuring unique artwork pressed into a 140g vinyl, housed in an eco-friendly transparent sleeve with information sticker. Limited to 300 units. Comes with a signed headshot photo of Barry.

 
LP (ZEN291)

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Debut album from fast-rising Scottish multi-instrumentalist, pressed on Flamingo Pink coloured 140g vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeve and shrink-wrapped in eco-plastic with sticker.

£22.00
 
Cassette (ZENCAS291)

Debut album from fast-rising Scottish multi-instrumentalist. Limited Edition, Coloured cassette housed in an o-card sleeve and shrink-wrapped. Exclusive to 200 copies worldwide.

£12.00
 
CD (ZENCD291)

Debut album from fast-rising Scottish multi-instrumentalist, released on CD housed in a printed gatefold sleeve, shrinkwrapped in eco-plastic and stickered.

£10.00
 

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Physical

Digital

LP (ZEN291PD)

Picture Disc

Debut album from fast-rising Scottish multi-instrumentalist, Exclusive Picture Disc edition, featuring unique artwork pressed into a 140g vinyl, housed in an eco-friendly transparent sleeve with information sticker. Limited to 300 units. Comes with a signed headshot photo of Barry.

SAVE TO SPOTIFY

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LP (ZEN291)

REPRESS PRE-ORDER SHIPPING ON OR AROUND 1st NOVEMBER 2024

Debut album from fast-rising Scottish multi-instrumentalist, pressed on Flamingo Pink coloured 140g vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeve and shrink-wrapped in eco-plastic with sticker.

£22.00
MP3 (ZENDNL291)
£5.00
Cassette (ZENCAS291)

Debut album from fast-rising Scottish multi-instrumentalist. Limited Edition, Coloured cassette housed in an o-card sleeve and shrink-wrapped. Exclusive to 200 copies worldwide.

£12.00
16-bit WAV (ZENDNL291W)
£7.00
CD (ZENCD291)

Debut album from fast-rising Scottish multi-instrumentalist, released on CD housed in a printed gatefold sleeve, shrinkwrapped in eco-plastic and stickered.

£10.00

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Tracklist

  • CD
  • Cassette
  • LP
  • LP
  • MP3
  • 16-bit WAV
  1. 1
    When Will We Land?
  2. 2
    Deadbeat Gospel (feat. somedeadbeat)
  3. 3
    Sonder
  4. 4
    How It Feels
  5. 5
    Sunsleeper
  6. 6
    Woman
  7. 7
    I Won’t Let You Down
  8. 8
    Always Get Through To You
  9. 9
    Tell Me What You Need
  10. 10
    Dance of the Crab
  11. 11
    Define Dancing
  12.  
    Play All (11)
  1. 1
    When Will We Land?
  2. 2
    Deadbeat Gospel (feat. somedeadbeat)
  3. 3
    Sonder
  4. 4
    How It Feels
  5. 5
    Sunsleeper
  6. 6
    Woman
  7. 7
    I Won’t Let You Down
  8. 8
    Always Get Through To You
  9. 9
    Tell Me What You Need
  10. 10
    Dance of the Crab
  11. 11
    Define Dancing
  12.  
    Play All (11)
  1. 1
    When Will We Land?
  2. 2
    Deadbeat Gospel (feat. somedeadbeat)
  3. 3
    Sonder
  4. 4
    How It Feels
  5. 5
    Sunsleeper
  6. 6
    Woman
  7. 7
    I Won’t Let You Down
  8. 8
    Always Get Through To You
  9. 9
    Tell Me What You Need
  10. 10
    Dance of the Crab
  11. 11
    Define Dancing
  12.  
    Play All (11)
  1. 1
    When Will We Land?
  2. 2
    Deadbeat Gospel (feat. somedeadbeat)
  3. 3
    Sonder
  4. 4
    How It Feels
  5. 5
    Sunsleeper
  6. 6
    Woman
  7. 7
    I Won’t Let You Down
  8. 8
    Always Get Through To You
  9. 9
    Tell Me What You Need
  10. 10
    Dance of the Crab
  11. 11
    Define Dancing
  12.  
    Play All (11)
  1. 1
    When Will We Land?
  2. 2
    Deadbeat Gospel (feat. somedeadbeat)
  3. 3
    Sonder
  4. 4
    How It Feels
  5. 5
    Sunsleeper
  6. 6
    Woman
  7. 7
    I Won’t Let You Down
  8. 8
    Always Get Through To You
  9. 9
    Tell Me What You Need
  10. 10
    Dance of the Crab
  11. 11
    Define Dancing
  12.  
    Play All (11)
  1. 1
    When Will We Land?
  2. 2
    Deadbeat Gospel (feat. somedeadbeat)
  3. 3
    Sonder
  4. 4
    How It Feels
  5. 5
    Sunsleeper
  6. 6
    Woman
  7. 7
    I Won’t Let You Down
  8. 8
    Always Get Through To You
  9. 9
    Tell Me What You Need
  10. 10
    Dance of the Crab
  11. 11
    Define Dancing
  12.  
    Play All (11)

Multi-faceted Scottish artist Barry Can’t Swim releases his debut album ‘When Will We Land?’ on Ninja Tune, out October 20th. His broadest and most diverse project yet, the 11-track project moves from deep house to jazz, from ambience to the percussive charge of afrobeat. It’s all held together by his singular sense of purpose and that trademark vivacity; deftly finessed, it’s an album that works as a form of musical autobiography.

The debut album is led by new single ‘Woman...

Multi-faceted Scottish artist Barry Can’t Swim releases his debut album ‘When Will We Land?’ on Ninja Tune, out October 20th. His broadest and most diverse project yet, the 11-track project moves from deep house to jazz, from ambience to the percussive charge of afrobeat. It’s all held together by his singular sense of purpose and that trademark vivacity; deftly finessed, it’s an album that works as a form of musical autobiography.

The debut album is led by new single ‘Woman’, a fantastic blend of digital production and organic musicianship. A warm bed of notes pirouettes around an emphatic vocal from Låpsley, resulting in a song that moves between the cavernous house of Moodymann, say, and the neo-psychedelic tones of shoegaze. “I sent it out,” he recalls, “Lapsley came back immediately with this unreal vocal. I chopped it up, re-arranged it… it’s one of those things that fell into place.”

‘Woman’ follows the emphatic success of recent single ‘Sunsleeper’, which landed in the opening weeks of 2023. A dextrous and ambitious talent, Barry Can’t Swim embraces the energy of club music while also blending this with organic elements. “For me, I want it to have musicality to it,” he says of his debut album. “I wanted it to have the energy of electronic music but also with a more organic live element. I feel like I’m more of a musician than anything else. I’m a producer but I like writing music on instruments.”

Expanding on this early promise, Barry Can’t Swim doubles down for his debut album, producing a work that feels complex but intricately unified. Utilising afrobeat drum loops for the title track, he works with choral harmonies on ‘Always Get Through To You’, and samples seminal Brazilian group Trio Ternura on joyous album highlight ‘Dance Of The Crab’.

“You only get to make your debut album once,” he points out. “So I want to showcase all the elements of the things I enjoy and love in music up to this point.”