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Animals That Swim released their first single, "King Beer" in 1992 on their own Beachheads In Space label, but came to wider attention with their next two singles, "Roy" (which took the form of an imaginary conversation with the ghost of Roy Orbison ) and "50 Dresses". The group won critical acclaim for their mixture of "slice of life" lyrics and Magic Realism , and their distinctive use of the Trumpet as a lead instrument.

The group released three albums: ''Workshy'' ( 1994 ), ''I Was The King, I Really Was The King'' ( 1996 ) and ''Happiness From A Distant Star'' ( 2001 ), plus a compilation, ''Faded Glamour - The Best of Animals That Swim'' ( 2004 ).