Swim Deep have shared a new single, ‘Mud’ – you can listen to it below.

The soaring, romantic anthem is the latest preview of the Birmingham band’s fifth studio album, ‘Hum’, which is set for release on June 19 via Submarine Cat Records.

“‘Mud’ was born in our label’s studio, where we would meet up and jam with no real pressure or goal, just friends playing music together and expressing ourselves the only way we know how,” explained frontman Austin Williams. “The chorus came to me, which I immediately thought was too good for it to be an original thought; it’s like seeing a magic trick and being told it’s actually magic, no trick.”

He added: “With all the other things going on in our lives, I often forget that the one constant thing is the love I have for my wife every day. This song is about that.”

‘Mud’ was produced by Bill Ryder-Jones, who also helmed Swim Deep’s 2024 record ‘There’s A Big Star Outside’, and reunited with the group on the forthcoming ‘Hum’.

Guitarist J.J. Buchanan commented: “The [‘Mud’] outro was a three-month-long battle in which we were all trying to steer the ship in the same direction (a Teenage Fanclub’s ‘The Concept’-inspired instrumental) but just via different routes. Luckily, captain Bill stepped up to the wheel and got us out of the storm unscathed.”

Williams also half-joked that ‘Hum’ could be summed up as “live, loss, love”, following the birth of his daughter, Mary, and the death of his wife’s father. “The love makes the loss harder, but the love makes the live easier,” he told NME.

The band are due to embark on a UK headline tour this autumn, with shows in Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Nottingham, Cardiff and London.

Swim Deep’s 2026 UK headline tour dates are:

SEPTEMBER
24 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
25 – YES Pink Room, Manchester
26 – McChuills, Glasgow
30 – Bodega, Nottingham

OCTOBER
1 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
2 – Moth Club, London
3 – Moth Club, London