Headswim  Headswim were an English alternative rock band active during the 1990s, best known for their 1997 single "Tourniquet". Band members would subsequently go on to projects including BlackCar, Tenebrous Liar and Mew. The band originally formed in 1989 in Essex, England under the name Blinder. The initial lineup was Daniel Glendining (guitar/vocals), his brother Tom Glendining (drums), Nick Watts (keyboards/backing vocals) and Matt Pegg (bass guitar). The band's main influences were grunge and progressive rock and their most successful concerts were two support slots for It Bites in 1989 (one of which was to a capacity audience at the Hammersmith Odeon). Following Pegg's departure Blinder rethought their approach, reducing the progressive rock elements in their music. Pegg was replaced as bass player by a friend of the band, Clovis Taylor, and by 1992 Blinder had changed their name to Headswim. Headswim's first releases were two four-track EPs, "Tense Nervous Head" and "Moment of Union" on their own Crush Records label (the eight songs from the two EPs would later be compiled and released as the mini-album "Tense Moments"). The EPs made enough of an impression for them to be signed by the Sony Music subsidiary Epic Records in an eight-album deal and they released their full-length debut album "Flood" in 1994. The album's third single "Crawl" made the UK Singles Chart and the band embarked on their first extensive tour of the UK and Europe. However, the death later that year of Dan and Tom's brother Matthew (who had created all of the band's album artwork up to this point) after a long battle with leukaemia had a profound effect on the group, who took time off to regroup. Headswim re-emerged in 1997 with their second album "Despite Yourself" which contained many cathartic songs about death and spirituality. The group's music had also shifted from their earlier grunge influences to a more reflective alternative rock sound more akin to artists such as Radiohead and Jeff Buckley. The lead single "Tourniquet" reached the top 30 in the UK and was a minor radio hit in the United States. Soon after, the band supported Kula Shaker on a US tour. However, sales of the album did not live up to expectations and Sony made the decision to drop them.