A lot has changed since Swimmer One’s Radio One Record of the Week close to two decades ago. Indeed, ‘We Just Make Music For Ourselves’ might now not fit too well onto that station’s pop playlist.
And Andrew Eaton Lewis – one half of that Edinburgh duo – has also moved on from the smart synthpop of his former band, relocating to the Hebrides and now making introspective pop perhaps befitting his move a world away from the cosmopolitan capital.
However, the songwriting prowess remains, albeit more studied, and largely piano-based it somehow matches the pace of island life. Although when the drums kick in on ‘Pulling Ragwort On The Sabbath’ it’s almost sinful in comparison to ‘Still’, as plaintive as its title suggests.
All in all, paying Eaton Lewis a visit in his new home is highly recommended.
‘Tourism’ is out now. This article originally appeared in the Lancashire Evening Post.