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Great Lake Swimmers

Great Lake Swimmers

  • AMG Review of Great Lake Swimmers

    Amg
    David Serra
    All Music Guide

    With hollow hiss and insect chirping in the opening moments, Great Lake Swimmers offer up a haunting invitation to curious listeners on their self-titled first outing on Misra Records. The atmosphere that the band creates along with the production (or minimal use of production) is a testament to the recording location -- an abandoned silo in southern Ontario -- and Tony Dekker's melancholy vocals and delicate acoustic picking. Great Lake Swimmers tap into an essence of times gone by, unfolding a sad vibe that doesn't force itself on you, much like Damien Jurado or Sun Kil Moon's frequent moments. From the rolling opener, "Moving Pictures, Silent Films," to the dark gospel feel of "I Will Never See the Sun" or, finally, the angelic and resonant closer, Great Lake Swimmers play music like a dream you cannot shake. A solid, haunting debut.

warm all over
over 3 years ago

it's cold here in Michigan but everytime i hear this song i get warm all over. such a beautiful, peaceful song

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Merge, A Vessel, A Harbour
over 3 years ago
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It was just an ordinary day...then we said goodbye.Listen:" here":http://www.ezarchive.com/uwmryan/AlbumSpace/40VJGSJGIE/_zid-721244/_open-/05_merge%2C_a_vessel%2C_a_harbour.mp3 __Merge, a vessel, a harbourPerfect unionOf gift and receptionEach an eyeOn the same faceLoss and gainFly into the mouth of the groundSix feet underThanks to some failureFly into the mouth of the groundSix feet underOne...

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Merge, A Vessel, A Harbour
over 3 years ago
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It was just an ordinary day...then we said goodbye.Listen:" here":http://www.ezarchive.com/uwmryan/AlbumSpace/40VJGSJGIE/_zid-721244/_open-/05_merge%2C_a_vessel%2C_a_harbour.mp3 __Merge, a vessel, a harbourPerfect unionOf gift and receptionEach an eyeOn the same faceLoss and gainFly into the mouth of the groundSix feet underThanks to some failureFly into the mouth of the groundSix feet underOne...

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thanks to the powers for my brand new
over 2 years ago
look for me
over 2 years ago

There are the sounds that do more to evince quiet than simple quiet itself, songs that steal emerging stillness from the late-latest parts of day. It's a voice and a guitar that came out here to search the dimming landscape, to recover things obscured, and me, tonight? I came here to sleep in the backseat.

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warm all over
over 3 years ago

it's cold here in Michigan but everytime i hear this song i get warm all over. such a beautiful, peaceful song

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