Name: Sayonara/I'm A Swimmer
Brand: Wah Together

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SI-DED-008C

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Colour

white

Colour details

White Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Indie Exclusive

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-12-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457065062

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1 / 7" / Extended format: Yes / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

Artist

Wah Together

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Dedstrange

“Sayonara / I’m A Swimmer,” is the debut 7-inch by NYC Supergroup Wah Together which features Phil Mossman (LCD Soundsystem), Vito Roccoforte (The Rapture), Steve Schiltz (Longwave) and front woman Jaiko Suzuki (Electroputas). On “Sayonara / I’m A Swimmer”, Infectious Japanese Yé Yé beats swipe right on noisy, noir-tinged motorik excursions to form a psychedelic garage-rock power couple at 45 rpm. “Sayonara” bids a fond farewell to sweet memories of a lost lover with skewed-but-sugary ‘60s pop melodies, swinging, big beat drumming and no-wave guitar rave-ups like <i>The Runners Four</i>-era Deerhoof raining on Broadcast’s <i>Tender Buttons</i> parade. On “I’m A Swimmer,” the universe answers questions from a crying broken heart with brutalist post-punk precision unmoored by prickly, effects-laden guitars, a propulsive chorus and layers upon layers of distorted stomp n’ skronk. At a time when the economics of music-making increasingly pushes young artists to work alone and “in the box,” Wah Together is an impassioned defense for a shared act of creation. Tracked spontaneously and principally live, “Sayonara / I’m A Swimmer” captures the immediacy and spontaneity of a group of musicians listening to— and playing off— one another with genuine affection, curiosity and joy.

Wah Together’s “Sayonara / I’m A Swimmer” 7-inch is on white vinyl via Dedstrange ahead of their debut full length coming in early 2022.

Sayonara/I'm A Swimmer

Music US