Night Swimming (EP)

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{{about|the 2012 EP and debut by Young Lyre|other recordings|Night swimming (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Night Swimming

| type = EP

| artist = Young Lyre

| cover = YoungLyreNightSwimming.jpg

| alt =

| released = 9 November 2012

| recorded = 2011

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| studio =

| genre = *Indie pop

| length = 18:39

| language = English

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| next_title = Weekend

| next_year = 2015

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Night Swimming is the first EP released by New Zealand band, Young Lyre, released on 9 November 2012. The EP reached number fifteen on the Official New Zealand Music Chart one week after its release.

Background

The band started creating music in the college competing on Rockquest in New Zealand. After changing the band name from "Sons of Darragh" to "Oresund" to "The Frisk", they decided to settle on the name of "Young Lyre" in 2011. Featuring songs of their first years, the EP Night Swimming was officially released on 9 November 2012. One week after its release, the EP was the number fifteen on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.{{cite web|title=The Official NZ Music Chart – Young Lyre|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-albums/2012-11-16|website=The Official NZ Music Chart|access-date=30 January 2016}}

Singles

The first single and music video from the EP was "Make Light", released on 15 March 2012 and directed by Jordan Dodson.{{cite web|title=Young Lyre – Make Light|url=http://candlelitpictures.co.nz/projects/young-lyre-make-light|website=Candle Lit Pictures|accessdate=30 January 2016}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| all_writing =

| title1 = Little Love

| writer1 =

| length1 = 2:26

| title2 = Night Swimming

| length2 = 3:46

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| title3 = Both Burn Blue

| length3 = 4:24

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| title4 = Interlude

| length4 = 3:47

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| title5 = Make Light

| length5 = 4:16

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|total_length = 18:39

}}

Personnel

= Young Lyre =

  • Jordan Curtis – lead vocals, synths (2008–present)
  • Sanjay Bangs – guitar, backing vocals (2008–present)
  • Kiran Rai – guitar, synths (2008–present)
  • Simon Roots – drums (2008–present)
  • Matt Judd – bass, backing vocals (2008–present)

References

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