Barry Can’t Swim

Barry Can’t Swim is a the moniker of Scottish producer Joshua Mainnie from Edinburgh, who now calls London home. He’s released three tracks so far – ‘Because I Wanted You To Know’; ‘What You Mean to Me’; and ‘Sunday at Glasto’. He’s inspired by the likes of Seb Wildblood, Prospa, Maribou State, even Miles Davis and Gregory Porter. He debuted his first single in December 2019, and has since garnered airplay on BBC Radio 1 with Jaguar, BBC Radio 6Music with Lauren Laverne, and Kiss FM with Ben Malone. His music often fuses electronica and jazz, that ease into lush textures and rogue vocal samples. He grew up as a classical and jazz-trained pianist. He says his hometown of Edinburgh is responsible for sparking his love for dance music, clubbing at venues like Cabaret Voltaire, Sneaky Pete’s, and Glasgow’s Sub Club. Barry Can’t Swim’s After Dark mix features UK artists like Soul Wun, Detroit Swindle and Ivan Dbri.