Barry Can’t Swim Finally Shares Kali Uchis-Sampling Dancefloor Heater ‘Still Riding’
Scottish producer Barry Can’t Swim has become a fixture on the global festival scene over the last year. He’s performed well-received sets at Coachella and Glastonbury following the release of his debut album When Will We Land? in 2023, which landed a Mercury Prize-nomination earlier this summer.
In his sets he’s been performing “Still Riding”, a bouncy dancefloor cut that features a sample of Kali Uchis’ 2015 single “Ridin Round”, to acclaim. Two years on from its first appearance in his sets, Barry Can’t Swim – real name Joshua Mannie – has at last shared the track which samples the Colombian-American’s vocals on streaming. You can listen to the track below.
Writing on Instagram, the Ninja Tune-signed artist posted: “Almost 2 years ago to the day I played this tune for the very first time at Spotify’s Printworks takeover. Life has moved pretty fast and since then I dropped it in my Mixmag lab, at Coachella, my livestream b2b with Felix, it’s been a mainstay of my live show with the band, and we even got to play it live on the Park Stage at Glasto all without it ever actually being released lol”
“Anyway, I can FINALLY say the sample is cleared, and the tune is out in the world now!” He added: “love to Kali for letting me use and rework such an incredible vocal”.
Mannie is set for a string of shows in the coming months in the US, in Europe and culminates with a string of huge U.K. dates. In November, he’ll perform at London’s O2 Academy Brixton for three sold-out nights, two nights at Glasgow’s Barrowlands and finally at Manchester’s Warehouse Project on Nov 29, having curated a show and line-up especially for the event.
When Will We Land? was released in October 2023 and landed at No.12 on the U.K.’s Official Album Charts. His nomination for the Mercury Prize earlier this summer puts him alongside Aphex Twin, Nia Archives, Burial, Jamie XX, Fred again.. and Jon Hopkins as the only solo electronic acts to be nominated for the award. English Teacher would go on to be named as the winner of 2024’s award.
Thomas Smith
Billboard
