Mothers is the second studio album by British indie rock band Swim Deep. It was released on 2 October 2015 on Chess Club Records, a subsidiary of RCA. Following the success of their debut album, Where the Heaven Are We, Swim Deep began to record Mothers in London and Brussels in late 2014. Mothers was originally scheduled for release on 19 September 2015 but was pushed back until 2 October.
Mothers peaked at number 55 on the U.K. charts and received generally positive reviews.
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Singles
The lead single from the album, "To My Brother", was released on 9 February 2015. "To My Brother" was noted for its more psychedelic style than previous Swim Deep music and its acid house influences. Andy Baber of musicOMH described the song as "a blissful slice of psychedelic pop that nods to heavily towards the late ‘80s and early ‘90s and, in particular, Primal Scream’s Screamadelica".
The second single, "One Great Song and I Could Change the World", was released on 30 April and is featured on the soundtrack for football video game FIFA 16.
The third single, "Grand Affection", was debuted at NME Sounds of the Summer on 19 June.
The fourth single, "Namaste", was released on 12 August. Rhian Daly of NME described "Namaste" as "a great big bolt of pop that’s impossible to ignore".