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.

As 2011 comes to a close, Nettwerk Music Group is excited to share a year-end recap of some significant milestones the label has achieved in Canada.

Toronto’s revered indie-folk/rock band Great Lake Swimmers saw their Juno-nominated album Lost Channels exceed 16,000 copies sold, bringing their career sales to nearly 30,000 albums in their home country. Meanwhile, Australian sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone, whose sophomore album Down The Way debuted at #118 on the Canadian Soundscan Album Chart, saw their album surpass 10,000 copies sold in Canada, with break-out single “Big Jet Plane” exceeding 11,000 in track sales.

Nettwerk has also been focused on expanding its label roster over the past 12 months with the addition of various up-and-coming Canadian talents, including Vancouver-based folk singer/songwriter Joshua Hyslop, Waterloo sibling trio Kidstreet, Toronto-born folk/rock artist Liam Titcomb and Vancouver-based electro synth-pop fivesome Young Liars.  More information on each artist is below.

“Since its inception over 25 years ago, Nettwerk has remained committed to the flourishing Canadian music scene,” says Nettwerk President Ric Arboit. “We’ve signed some amazing Canadian talent in the past months are excited to be redoubling out efforts in 2012.”

In addition to new albums from the aforementioned label roster additions, 2012 brings anticipated releases from some of Nettwerk’s most loved Canadian artists, including 2010 Juno-Nominees Great Lake Swimmers and Vancouver’s Frazey Ford (of the Be Good Tanyas). Angus & Julia Stone will also return with new music following the worldwide success of sophomore album Down The Way, and Grammy-nominated remixer/prdoucer Morgan Page will release his new single “Body Work,” a collaboration with Canadian indie duo Tegan & Sara.

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. 

Nettwerk Music Group is excited to share the Nettwerk Fall Music Sampler 2011, featuring stand-out tracks from current label artists such as Peter Murphy, Ladytron, Frazey Ford, Great Lake Swimmers, William Fitzsimmons and many more. This Fall Sampler not only highlights some of the great music that's come from label over the past year, but also serves as an introduction to those music lovers not as familiar with Nettwerk's artist. Get it free on Amazon.com here: http://amzn.to/pYw9PL.

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). 

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 premiered a new video this week for the track "She Comes To Me In Dreams" from their Juno-nominated album Lost Channels. The video, directed by Scott Cudmore (The National's "Fake Empire"), exclusively premiered this past Tuesday on iTunes Ping and was the debut video premiere on iTunes Ping in Canada.

Stay tuned for more news from the Great Lake Swimmers, including information on a special collector's edition of Lost Channels.

Today, Great Lake Swimmers release their anticipated Lost Channels Deluxe Vinyl. The package includes a deluxe 180-gram vinyl, a live bonus 7" with tracks "Put There By The Land" and "Concrete Heart" from the Trinity St. Paul's show in Toronto, and a Lost Channels album download card with three additional songs ("Put There By The Land," "Concrete Heart" and "It's Too Late."

Check out the vinyl unboxing above, and get it here. 

TOUR DATES:
Sep 17   St. Catharines, ON @ Montebello Park
Sep 24   Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall
Oct 22   Halifax, NS @ St. Matthew's United Church