What do you get when you mix silvery strummed ukulele, soaring choruses of massed male voices and rippling guitars that build until they reach a noisy-yet-still-jangly plateau? According to Swim in the Wild, it’s called “adventure alternative,” a phrase they coined to describe their sound. Actually, it’s not a bad descriptor. Founded by brothers Michael and Steven Hall, the Charlotte quintet exudes an open and sunny nice-guy vibe, but then they sneak up on you with loud, experimental rock touches.

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