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Not to be confused with the album by Nephew, Swimming Time.
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]

Swimmin' Time is the third studio album by American duo Shovels & Rope. It was released on August 26, 2014, under Dualtone Records.[7]

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

Critical reception

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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

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

Track listing

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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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