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swim deep performing at melt ! festival 2013 . austin cavan mccarthy james balmont williams tom ` higgy ' higgins zachary robinson galahads , austin and ellie 2011-present chess club , sony swim deep
 wolfgang j harte group_or_band indie pop , dream pop melt 2013 - swim deep-8 . jpg birmingham , england swim deep
swim deep

swim deep are an indie pop band from birmingham , england consisting of austin williams -lrb- vocals -rrb- , tom higgins -lrb- guitar -rrb- , zachary robinson -lrb- drums -rrb- , cavan mccarthy -lrb- bass -rrb- and james balmont -lrb- keys and percussion -rrb- .
swim deep formed in 2011 by austin williams , tom ` higgy ' higgins and wolfgang j harte .
harte left the band in late 2012 and was replaced by cavan mccarthy .
james balmont joined the band as a live member in 2013 , becoming a full member the next year .
they have often been identified as part of the emerging digbeth-based b-town scene .
the band began to record in brussels in the last few months of 2012 of what would soon be their debut album .
during their career , they have released five singles which have received critical acclaim .
they released their debut album `` where the heaven are we '' on 5 august 2013 .
