Great Lake Swimmers

Scene1425.com premiered the new Great Lake Swimmers song "Les Champs De Progéniture" (here) yesterday. Sung entirely in French, the song will appear on the deluxe edition of the band’s upcoming album New Wild Everywhere. Listen to it below.

In other news, Great Lake Swimmers are preparing to commence a 40 date international tour in Montreal on April 5 in support of the April 3 release date of New Wild Everywhere, their fifth studio album and follow up to 2009’s Juno and Polaris-nominated album Lost Channels. Pre-sale packages are currently available on the band’s website (www.greatlakeswimmers.com) and general on-sale has already begun. See below for a full list of tour dates.

Great Lake Swimmers have announced U.S. tour dates in support of the April 3 release date of New Wild Everywhere, their fifth studio album and follow up to 2009’s Juno and Polaris-nominated album Lost Channels. The tour kicks off Tuesday, May 1 in Chicago at Lincoln Hall; pre-sale packages are currently available on the band’s website (www.greatlakeswimmers.com), with the general on-sale beginning Friday, January 27. Support act Cold Specks will join the band on the North American leg of the tour. The band has also confirmed that they will be appearing in Austin, TX during SXSW, with show details to follow. See below for a full list of tour dates, including previously announced Canadian and European dates.

In other news, this week PasteMagazine.com premiered a new music video (here) for lead single “Easy Come Easy Go,” which was digitally released on January 17. The video was directed by Scott Cudmore (Rural Alberta Advantage, Timber Timbre), shot in one take and showcases the band performing in a studio in their hometown of Toronto as the set gets deconstructed around them. Watch the video above and keep reading for more information and full list of tour dates.

Toronto indie-folk/rock darlings Great Lake Swimmers return with New Wild Everywhere (April 3, 2012), their fifth studio album and follow up to 2009’s Juno and Polaris-nominated album Lost Channels. Lead single “Easy Come Easy Go,” the most upbeat and up-tempo song in the band’s history, is available January 17, 2012.

Listen To “Easy Come Easy Go” Here:

Great Lake Swimmers - Easy Come Easy Go (radio edit) by nettwerkmusicgroup

New Wild Everywhere captures all of the excitement and intuitive musicianship of a group at the peak of their creative powers, with 12 new tracks that reveal a depth and maturity only previously hinted at by lead singer and songwriter Tony Dekker. Produced by longtime Great Lake Swimmers’ collaborator Andy Magoffin, New Wild Everywhere marks the first time in the band’s history that an album was recorded in a real studio (Toronto’s Revolution Recording); past albums have been famously recorded in historic churches, castles, music venues and more.

“We wanted to try something new, expand our horizons, and flex a bit of the creative muscle we’ve built up through years of touring,” says Dekker. “It came as a bit of a surprise how well we functioned as a band in that [studio] environment. We were able to focus completely on the songs, rather than the logistical obstacles of waiting for the boat to dock, or the rain to stop.”

Keep reading for more information and Canadian/European tour dates.

Photo courtesty of Stephan Hoglund/Mountain Stage

In case you missed it, Great Lake Swimmer's recently performed on NPR's Mountain Stage at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN. Listen to the full performance on NPR's website here: http://n.pr/swdHe0.

Stay tuned for more news from Great Lake Swimmers, including information on their new album due out in 2012. 

Great Lake Swimmers will make a special appearance at the 2011 US Open on Sunday, September 4 at 6:00pm (Baseline Stage). Each year, aside from world class tennis, the US Open features live music and entertainment around the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, NY. For the full list of entertainment, visit HERE. 

In addition to working on the follow-up to 2009's critically-acclaimed album Lost Channels, Tony Dekker and his Great Lake Swimmers recently announced a handful of North American tour dates (keep reading for list of dates). 

As Tony Dekker and his Great Lake Swimmers continue to work on the follow up to 2009’s Juno-Nominated and critically-acclaimed album Lost Channels, the band has announced a handful of summer tour dates in Canada and the US. See below for full list of dates.

Additionally, GLS will re-release their first two albums, their 2003 self-titled debut and sophomore effort Bodies And Minds, on August 30 via Nettwerk.

(Keep reading for list of tour dates...)

As SXSW quickly approaches, we wanted to make sure to share with you the full list of Nettwerk artists across the label, management and publishing arms who will be appearing in Austin.  The Submarines, Frazey Ford, Pint Shot Riot, Lucy Schwartz, Datarock, Great Lake Swimmers and Matt & Kim are just some of the artists you can expect to see playing multiple showcases and parties.  Keep reading for the full list of artists, dates and venues, and be sure to check out the video playlist aboveto get a taste of what you can expect from each performance. See you in Austin!

Indie-folk darlings the Great Lake Swimmers return to the States for eight shows in Austin, TX during the SXSW Music Conference, as well as a one-off show in New Orleans on March 14. In anticipation of these new live dates, GLS has revealed a new video for the track “Chorus In The Underground” from their Juno-nominated album Lost Channels.

This special video, which premiered this morning on MuzzleofBees.com this morning, was recorded live in the famous Hamilton, Ontario venue “The Underground” (the location from which the title was born) and directed by Scott Cudmore, who also directed the band’s videos for “Still,” “She Comes To Me In Dreams” and the popular Legion Sessions series. Check it out above, and keep reading for the band's SXSW show schedule.

Great Lake Swimmers "She Comes To Me In Dreams"

Great Lake Swimmers are releasing a special holiday treat for their fans on December 14. The Canadian indie-folk band will put out a collector's edition of their 2009 Juno-nominated album Lost Channels, which includes two previously released iTunes exclusive tracks ("The Storms Are On The Ocean" and "It's Too Late") and two never-before-released tracks ("Pulling On A Line (Miracle version)" and "Chorus In The Underground"). "Chorus In The Underground" is a song written in homage to the famous old Canadian Rock Club, The Underground, in Ontario. Lost Channels (The Collector's Edition) also includes 7 music videos. (Pre-order HERE).

Lost Channels was released in March 2009 to critical acclaim and debuted on Canada's Top 200 chart at #48. The band made the Short List of nominees for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize, joining a list of previous nominees that includes Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Feist, among others. Shortly thereafter, Great Lake Swimmers were nominated for a Juno Award in the "Best Roots & Traditional Album Of The Year," and were asked to perform at the broadcast of the awards. Frontman Tony Dekker also became the official "tweeter" for the CBC at the Juno Awards.