A Reason to Swim is the third EP of singer/songwriter Joe Brooks and is his first independent release following his departure from Lava Records/Universal Republic Records.

Following being dropped from Lava Records/Universal Republic Records in early 2011 Brooks quickly began putting together music for an EP release.

To fund the album independently Brooks started a threshold pledge system through the site PledgeMusic.

Funding for the album exceeded its goal, with additional money going toward the filming of the music video "Holes Inside."

[4] As part of the promotion, Brooks attended a media tour in Korea to support A Reason to Swim,[5] appearing on national television and Korean publications of Nylon and Teen Vogue.