Alt Psych-rock Band Meltt Releases ‘Swim Slowly – Instrumentals Album Today

Today, Vancouver-based alternative psych-rock band Meltt releases Swim Slowly – Instrumentals album, celebrating their breakout debut album Swim Slowly. The special 12-track release highlights the band’s signature ethereal textures, lush arrangements, and expansive atmospheres. Listen HERE.

“‘Swim Slowly’ is a foundational piece of Meltt’s story that introduced us to so many wonderful fans and sparked a whole new world of possibilities for us in music. While the lyrics shaped many of the album’s themes, the music served as the initial spark. We are extremely excited to release the instrumental versions of our first full-length LP that came at such a formative time as a band,” states the band.

Meltt is currently on the road supporting The Blue Stones, bringing their transcendent live show to fans across the U.S. Catch the remaining tour dates in top markets such as Chicago, Detroit, and Austin, before the band headlines Vancouver’s largest free music and arts festival, Khatsahlano, on July 5th. Visit Meltt’s website for more information and to purchase tickets, HERE.

Meltt, comprised of Chris Smith [lead vocals, guitar, bass, keys], Jamie Turner [drums, percussion], James Porter [guitar, keys, bass, vocals] and Ian Winkler [bass, keys, guitar], enable rock, alternative and psychedelia to coexist in one ecosystem with airtight instrumentation and deft songcraft. This yielded their Visions EP and their Swim Slowly LP. Then, throughout the pandemic, the band wrote what would become Eternal Embers in sessions, formulating ideas separately. Eventually, they spent a month in a remote cabin where they wrote and shored up the foundation of the record. They shared five tracks as part of the 2023 Another Quiet Sunday EP that would only contribute to a larger statement on the new LP, Eternal Embers. The band’s second full-length continues to showcase the airtight psychedelic ethereal instrumentation with themes of growth, decay, rebirth, and grief. Meltt is currently crafting the next chapter and follow-up to Eternal Embers. Stay tuned for more details about new music coming this Fall.

Swim Slowly – Instrumentals Tracklisting:

1. On Your Own – Instrumental
2. Too Much Tension – Instrumental
3. Deeper Water – Instrumental
4. Feel the Same – Instrumental
5. Wash Over Me – Instrumental
6. We’ll See – Instrumental
7. S.O.S. – Instrumental
8. Love Again – Instrumental
9. Flow – Instrumental
10. Footprints of the Sun – Instrumental
11. Photogenie – Instrumental
12. Moths in the Darkness – Instrumental