Bath, UK-based dream-pop band Night Swimming announce their second EP Melting, Sometimes Bleeding, out May 22 via Venn Records (Bob Vylan, Witch Fever, High Vis) – produced by longtime collaborator Peter Miles (Orla Gartland, Nina Nesbitt) and mastered by Simon Scott of Slowdive.

With the EP announcement comes the release of new single ‘Poison Berry’ and a one-take video directed by Jay Bartlett depicting a relationship deadlock.

‘Poison Berry’ provides the new EP’s second taste, following 2025 single ‘Submarine’. Built around a hypnotic rhythmic pulse, Night Swimming lean into a gauzy dream-pop palette, turning the lens inward on recurring relational dynamics.

Speaking on the release of new single ‘Poison Berry’, vocalist and lyricist Meg Jones said: “‘Poison Berry’ is an amalgamation of my experiences with men and how they have made me feel in relationships, but it is also a reflection of my own responsibility for the kinds of dynamics I can be drawn to. There is a dryness of tone to this song that I haven’t explored before in lyrics, and a numbness. ‘Poison Berry’ details the state of being acutely aware of your partner’s emotions, although they seem distant, and the loneliness (or bitterness) of feeling like that isn’t reciprocated.”

On the song’s accompanying video, Meg added: “We wanted the music video for ‘Poison Berry’ to present as a satirical caricature showing the pain and futility of trying to make relationships work with people who can’t be who they want to be. We worked with Jay Bartlett for this, who suggested the use of a continuous track camera technique to pan across different scenarios in a confined space. The video swings between expressions of despondency, anger and exasperation to highlight the characters’ repressed emotions and lack of communication.”