Tony Dekker

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.

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). 

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.