Barry Can't Swim is Joshua Spence Mannie, a Scottish producer and DJ from Edinburgh blending house, jazz, and ambient textures. His Ninja Tune debut When Will We Land? (2023) earned a Mercury Prize nomination and is the obvious place to start; Loner (2025) keeps the streak going. Find Barry Can't Swim vinyl, CDs, and EPs at Wax Trax Records.
Joshua Spence Mannie, performing as Barry Can't Swim, is a Scottish electronic music producer and DJ based in Edinburgh. He signed with Ninja Tune and released his debut album When Will We Land? in October 2023, which earned a Mercury Prize nomination in 2024. The album received broad critical acclaim across UK and international electronic music press.
Barry Can't Swim's sound combines house, deep house, electronic dance music, jazz, and ambient influences. His arrangements often incorporate live instrumentation, vocal samples, and atmospheric textures alongside dance-floor structures.
Ninja Tune pressings of When Will We Land? have appeared in standard and limited color variant editions.
Listeners new to Barry Can't Swim typically start with When Will We Land? (2023).
