• Stream: Swimmers Jackson – Believe

    February 28, 2019 - By 

    A jack of all trades and master of many, London-based Dubliner Niall Jackson is right up there as one of the hardest-working Irish musicians you’re ever likely to come across. Beyond being a member of indie-rock quartet Bouts (who have just released quite possibly the Irish album of the year thus far) and post-punk duo Sweat Threats, he’s also been drip-feeding the world some stellar sounds in his solo guise, Swimmers Jackson, since 2013. New single ‘Believe’ is one of his most emphatic efforts to date. A candid and carefully-crafted tale, it doubles up as something of an extension of last year’s ‘Pain In the Heart’.…

  • Premiere: Swimmers Jackson – Life’s Short (Embrace It)

    August 30, 2017 - By 

    Shot on a boat somewhere between Croatia and Montenegro, the video for ‘Life’s Short (Embrace It)’ by Dublin’s Niall Jackson AKA Swimmers Jackson perfectly captures the song’s simple yet potent message. The second single to be taken from his forthcoming new EP, the track finds Jackson (who is also a member of Dublin indie rock quartet Bouts) in particularly emphatic form, weaving wistful, surf-tinged harmonies with a brilliantly burrowing, lo-fi sensibility. We’ll cut to the chase while we’re at it: this is easily one of our Irish tracks of the year so far. The release comes ahead of a string of…

  • Premiere: Swimmers Jackson – Summer’s Here

    May 26, 2017 - By 

    An “ode to the welcome stretch in the Dublin summer’s evenings, spent largely at the Portobello section of the canal in South Dublin” ‘Summer’s Here’ by Dublin’s Niall Jackson AKA Swimmers Jackson is the most charming summer song™ that we’ve heard from an Irish artist in quite some time. Equal parts celebratory and wistful, the single finds Jackson – who has been living out of the country for 18 months now – marrying breezy reflection with some rather beautiful harmonies. Have a first listen to the track and check out Bouts’ bassist Jackson’s eighteen-track, self-explanatory Summer Songs playlist below.