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Nettwerk

Great Lake Swimmers

A Forest Of Arms

Canadian indie darlings Great Lake Swimmers will release their sixth album, A Forest Of Arms, on April 20, 2015 via Nettwerk Records. With a surging rhythm section, razor sharp violin, and flourishing banjo and guitars, Tony Dekker and his band mates have created some of their most dynamic songs to date. As with past Great Lake Swimmers albums, A Forest Of Arms was recorded in several locations over the span of several months, covering extensive new territory while remaining true to the groups refined sound. One of these unique and unusual locations was the Tyendinaga Cavern and Caves in Tyendinaga, Ontario. A number of the vocal and acoustic guitar tracks were recorded amid the haunting acoustics, stalactites, and circling bats in the caves. A Forest Of Arms was recorded and engineered by their long time live sound technician Justin Shane Nace and was mixed by the talented Howie Beck (Feist). Great Lake Swimmers consists of Dekker on lead vocals and guitar, long time guitarist and banjo player Erik Arnesen, Miranda Mulholland on violin and backing vocals, Bret Higgins on upright bass and newcomer Joshua Van Tassel on drums. There are also several special guest appearances on the album by Kevin Kane (Grapes Of Wrath).

Tracklist

• 1. Something Like a Storm
  2. Zero in the City
  3. Shaking All Over
  4. Don't Leave Me Hanging
  5. One More Charge at the Red Cape
  6. I Was a Wayward Pastel Bay
  7. A Bird Flew Inside the House
  8. A Jukebox in a Desert of Snow
  9. I Must Have Someone Else's Blues
  10. The Great Bear
  11. With Every Departure
  12. Expecting You
  13. Talking in Your Sleep