Since turning heads with his sun-dappled jazz-house hybrid EP Amor Fati, Barry Can’t Swim has risen to become one of today’s most widely celebrated producers. With the subtle tinkling sound of piano as his trademark, and a collection of quietly insistent beats, the Edinburgh-born artist treads a line between introspective headphone listening and the enraptured heights of the club floor. You could place his productions in the same lane as Jamie XX, TSHA or Romy.

We don’t make these comparisons lightly. The release of Barry Can’t Swim’s debut album garnered an astonishing hoard of accolades. First breaking into a top 15 position in the UK Albums Chart (and first place in the Dance Albums Chart), When Will We Land? went on to earn its maker spots on the Mercury and SAY shortlists, a BRIT Awards nomination, and a win at the DJ Mag Best Of British Awards which named him Best Breakthrough Producer. 

Barry has struck a chord in the dance-music community, selling out his first ever Warehouse Project curation and three shows at London’s Brixton Academy. More recently, he shared the giddy single ‘Still Riding’ (built around a sample from Colombian-American R&B artist Kali Uchis), signalling a creative well that hasn’t even begun to run dry. In answer to the question posed in his album’s title, we can confidently assert: not any time soon. 

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