Midwinter Swimmers

Midwinter Swimmers is the thirteenth studio album by American band The Innocence Mission, released on November 25, 2024, by Bella Union in Europe, P-Vine Records in Japan, and Thérèse Records internationally. Lead vocalist Karen Peris composed every song on the album, with the exception of lead single "This Thread Is a Green Street", which was composed alongside her husband Don. The two produced the record and performed all of its instrumentation, alongside the band's bassist Mike Bitts. A dream pop and folk album containing influences from bossa nova music, the record was described by music publications as a return to the sound of the band's 1990s and early 2000s material, specifically their albums Glow and Small Planes. The record foregoes much of the orchestration found on their later work to reintroduce a more rock-based, lo-fi sound. Lyrics on the album deal with themes of love, loss, and separation, with Karen's Catholic background noted as an influence on album's lyrical content. "This Thread Is a Green Street" and the title track preceded the album's release as singles, with Karen Peris creating animated music videos for both songs. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwint...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)