Bathing Suits

Born out of the DIY party scene in their Leeds hometown, Bathing Suits’ earliest rehearsals took place in the same basements as their homemade club nights: tiny spaces transformed by blaring PAs, rumbling subwoofers and elaborate lighting rigs. That environment remains central to the band’s sound, where live instrumentation is treated with the physicality and intensity of club music.

Bathing Suits’ reputation has grown rapidly through their feverish live performances and early releases, earning support from BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 Music, KEXP, Rolling Stone UK, Bandcamp, NME, DIY, So Young, COLD Magazine, Far Out, Louder Than War and more. Earlier this year, vocalist and live drum-machine operator Freyja Blevins was also photographed by Hedi Slimane as part of the celebrated photographer and designer’s ongoing portrait work.