Great Lake Swimmers Premiere New Video For "River's Edge"; Canadian Festival Dates Start June 19

Great Lake Swimmers have revealed their latest music video for the track “River’s Edge” off of their Juno-nominated sophomore album Lost Channels. The video was directed by motion graphics and visual effects artist Nir Ben Jacob, who is most known for his work for The Walkmen on the video for “On The Water.”  

Nir speaks of his inspiration behind the “River’s Edge” video: "About half a year ago, I stumbled on these wood-chip plate compositions my late grandfather made. They're a beautiful example of early Israeli-Yemenite art. As soon as I saw them I knew I had to animate them. They had been in storage for years so it meant a great deal to bring them out and breathe life into them. This was an opportunity to not only contribute to his work, but also expose it to the audience it never had. When I heard "River's Edge," I was amazed. It's a great track and the music and lyrics corresponded to the plates perfectly. It was really exciting to see how the visuals complemented the song."

(Keep reading for tour dates below!)

After a busy awards season, including a live performance of stand-out track “Pulling On A Line” at the 2010 Juno Awards national broadcast, Tony Dekker and the Great Lake Swimmers took a brief break from the road. The band is now ready to hit the Canadian festival circuit starting this Saturday, June 19 in Burlington, ON at the Sound of Music Festival. Check out the full list of dates below.

Great Lake Swimmers' tour dates:
Sat, June 19 Burlington, ON @ Sound Of Music Festival (Spencer Smith Park)
Sat, June 26 Clayton, NY @ Clayton Music Festival (Clayton Opera House)
Tue, June 29 Winnipeg, MN @ Winnipeg Jazz Festival (West End Cultural Centre)
Wed, June 30 Winnipeg, MN @ Winnipeg Jazz Festival (West End Cultural Centre)
Thur, July 8 Ottawa, ON @ Cisco Systems Bluefest (Lebreton Flats)
Fri, July 9 Quebec City, PQ @ Quebec City Int’l Summer Festival (Theatre Imperial)
Fri, July 16 London, ON @ Home County Festival (Victoria Park)
Sat, July 17 London, ON @ Home County Festival
Sat, Aug 7 Grand Bend, ON @ Grand Bend Aquafest

www.greatlakeswimmers.com
www.myspace.com/greatlakeswimmers

###