In which our wandering hero hits the city and finds love, only to wind up exactly where he started. Oh, did I mention he's got a dismembered head along for the journey?
Try not to guess the plot in “The Swimmer" — LeBlanc + Cudmore’s super-stylish punk whatever video, until you’ve watched it two or three times — the video is more a pastiche than a strictly plot-driven affair. And quite the pastiche it is! Watch as a guy gets baptised, slapped and beaten-up while taking breaks to enjoy the television or watch some kids dancing.
If "Left Hand Free" is the closest Alt-J will get to beer commercial guitar, then this video is the closest they'll get to a bro's and ho's pool party. Of course, there's a twist, with sly hints at incoming danger eventually descending into assault rifle madness.
This is like the 2001 of weird indie videos. And I mean that as a compliment. And as a way to get out of describing what happens and what it all means here...
