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GLS does it again (5 stars)
From their first album to this one, cannot go wrong. A little-known band that continues to write great music. Solid album right HCS.

Hidden treassure of a Band and now two teasers available..... (5 stars)
Great Lake Swimmers: Love this hidden treasure of a band.........
The song ‘Zero in the City’ was offered on iTunes Free a few months back. I liked the sound of it. It was nice and mellow, yet it had a nice little driving beat to it. The harmony was good. The beat was nice. The sound worked. I had never heard of Great Lake Swimmers. So I started to dig a little. I discovered they had a new CD coming out. I did some digging the past

Biography

Formed: 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Years Active: '00s, '10s

Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are an indie folk group led by songwriter/vocalist Tony Dekker. The group first appeared in 2003 with a haunting self-titled debut that was recorded in a grain silo and released by Weewerk Records, a small label based in the band's native Toronto. Misra Records picked up the record and released it stateside in April 2005. Recording sessions for Great Lake Swimmers' second album began that same year,...

Top Albums By Great Lake Swimmers

	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Something Like a Storm	Great Lake Swimmers	3:14
2.	Zero in the City	Great Lake Swimmers	3:05
3.	Shaking All Over	Great Lake Swimmers	3:50
4.	Don't Leave Me Hanging	Great Lake Swimmers	3:12
5.	One More Charge at the Red Cape	Great Lake Swimmers	3:10
6.	I Was a Wayward Pastel Bay	Great Lake Swimmers	3:15
7.	A Bird Flew Inside the House	Great Lake Swimmers	2:47
8.	A Jukebox in a Desert of Snow	Great Lake Swimmers	3:39
9.	I Must Have Someone Else's Blues	Great Lake Swimmers	3:12
10.	The Great Bear	Great Lake Swimmers	4:17
11.	With Every Departure	Great Lake Swimmers	3:14
12.	Expecting You	Great Lake Swimmers	3:52
13.	Talking in Your Sleep (Bonus Track)	Great Lake Swimmers	3:33
.	Digital Booklet - A Forest of Arms	Great Lake Swimmers	--	Album Only

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