{"id":38366,"date":"2018-07-19T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T09:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=38366"},"modified":"2018-07-19T11:13:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T10:13:54","slug":"tidal-rave-dub-sex-and-the-g-o-d-guitarist-takes-the-plunge-with-new-three-piece-cold-water-swimmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/tidal-rave-dub-sex-and-the-g-o-d-guitarist-takes-the-plunge-with-new-three-piece-cold-water-swimmers\/","title":{"rendered":"TIDAL RAVE – Dub Sex and The G-O-D Guitarist Takes The Plunge With New Three Piece Cold Water Swimmers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Picture by David Gleave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dub Sex<\/strong> guitarist\u00a0Chris Bridgett<\/strong><\/a> is back with new power trio\u00a0Cold Water Swimmers.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Geordie Bridgett, whose short-lived previous outfit The G-O-D<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>supported\u00a0The Stone Roses<\/strong> at Wembley Stadium last year, says his new band “tell stories of life and death and all the stuff in between”.<\/h4>\n

Formed in February with\u00a0Carrie Lawson<\/strong> on bass and\u00a0Selina Clements Woolnough<\/strong> on drums, Cold Water Swimmers promise “a simple formula of great songs, primal beats and raw emotion”.<\/p>\n

The Manchester-based three piece unleashed their debut release this week, with two self-penned songs recorded with\u00a0Simon Ding Archer<\/strong> at\u00a06db Studios<\/strong> in Salford.<\/p>\n

Both tracks are typically uncompromising fare, targeting austerity and what the band see as a failure of leadership at the heart of the British government.<\/p>\n

Described as “a rallying cry against austerity”\u00a0Everything We’ve Ever Had (We’ve Had To Fight For)<\/strong><\/em> is a savage indictment of an uncaring welfare system.<\/p>\n

“Don’t be old\/Don’t Get Sick\/Don’t Be Black\/Don’t fight Back,” <\/em>Bridgett emotes, his vocal exhibiting a far off quality, like a cry in the wilderness.<\/p>\n

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