Up there in the zaniness stakes with brilliantly mad recent concept videos from peers Peace and Wolf Alice, Birmingham group Swim Deep’s clip for new single ‘Namaste’ is a belter. Take a look behind the scenes of its making with these exclusive pics…
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Here’s frontman Austin Williams, synth-man James Balmont and drummer Zachary Robinson preparing for their stint as house band in ‘Namaste’s quiz show world.
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And here’s the full hotshot quiz team: Austin’s mum Julie, Fred MacPherson from Spector, Zach’s dad Mark and Pix’s Nell. What a lovely group.
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And here’s Swim Deep in their everyday, popping-to-Tesco attire.
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Austin, climbing the rickety ladder of fame all the way to the top.
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Zach and bassist Cavan McCarthy checking their edit with director and frequent collaborator Dan Kendall.
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Guitarist Higgy with a comb-over that we can only describe as “an interesting choice”.