Swimmin' Time

Not to be confused with the album by Nephew, Swimming Time.

Swimmin' Time is the third studio album by American duo Shovels & Rope. It was released on August 26, 2014, under Dualtone Records.^[7]

Swimmin' Time
Studio album by Shovels & Rope
Released	August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
Length	54:10
Label	Dualtone
Shovels & Rope chronology
O' Be Joyful (2012) Swimmin' Time (2014) Busted Jukebox Vol. 1 (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blurt	[3]
Consequence of Sound	C+[4]
Exclaim!	9/10[5]
Paste	8.2/10[6]

A tour, in support of the album, was also announced.^[8]

Critical reception

Swimmin' Time was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 11 reviews.^[1]

Year-end list

Accolades for Swimmin' Time

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
PopMatters	Top 80 Albums of 2014	39	[9]

Track listing

Swimmin' Time track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Devil Is All Around"	4:02
2.	"Bridge on Fire"	3:46
3.	"Evil"	5:27
4.	"After the Storm"	6:22
5.	"Fish Assassin"	1:23
6.	"Coping Mechanism"	3:53
7.	"Pinned"	4:01
8.	"Swimmin' Time"	3:59
9.	"Stono River Blues"	3:14
10.	"Ohio"	5:02
11.	"Mary Ann & One Eyed Dan"	3:15
12.	"Save the World"	2:49
13.	"Thresher"	6:57

iTunes Deluxe version^[10]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"The Ice Will Melt" (Bonus track)	2:42
15.	"Oh Lonely" (Bonus track)	4:18

Charts

Chart performance for Swimmin' Time

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[11]	21
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[12]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14]	5