Animals That Swim are a an indie rock group who formed in London, England, 1989, with a line-up of stand-up drums, piano, trumpet and "a nice line in clever narrative lyrics".
The band was initially formed by brothers Hugh Barker and Hank Starrs (born Jeffery Barker), before adding third brother Al Barker to the line-up, along with Del Crabtree, initially on bass guitar, followed by the trumpet. Throughout their history, the group had numerous bass players; Charlie Luciano (original line-up), then Crabtree, Dave Harris (1991), Lenie Mets (1991–93), Anthony Coote(1993–96) and Terry De Castro (2000–01).
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Links to Peel[]
Peel played some tracks from the band on his shows between 1993 and 1994. After 1994, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the group and never played any further material from them, according to available tracklistings on this site.
Shows Played[]
- 11 September 1993: '50 Dresses (10")' (Ché Trading)
- 1994
- 28 October 1994: How To Make A Chandelier (album - Workshy) Elemental